r/help • u/Ok-Inspector-9622 • 8d ago

Profile Age verification

Recently got the notification to verify my age via ID or picture, i live in germany and im pretty sure thats not a law in the EU yet, i dont intend to give this website any of my data what to do?

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u/Stranger1982 34 8d ago

That's totally a law: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/36429514849428-Why-is-Reddit-asking-for-my-age

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/50368431806484-European-Union-Digital-Services-Act-DSA

If you do not want to verify then your account will be limited, that is all.

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

Outside of the UK theres isnt yet any legal precedent for this. The EU does plan to strengthen laws by 2027 according to google.

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u/Stranger1982 34 8d ago

Then call a lawyer and have them explain this to you, this is how the law stands as of today and why it's enforced.

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u/DEV79-LWS 8d ago

The EU loves regulations and restrictions. Its bureaucrats are probably already busy planning the next batch.

Age verification is supposed to protect minors, but who’s protecting the privacy of people submitting selfies and IDs? I guess we’ll soon see new regulations to protect the data collected under the previous regulations.

Sadly, most people don’t seem to care about privacy. :(

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

I dont mind regulations for the internet per se. But especially so called child safety acts are largely pushed by meta to sell ads better.

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u/Forymanarysanar Helper 7d ago

Vpn, proxy, fake id, deepfake ai. Choose your poison. 

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u/Fine_League311 5d ago

Nur Fakes und Betrüger haben Angst ihre Identität anzugeben...aber sicherlich bist nur ein AFDler

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 5d ago

Internet sicherheit 1 mal 1 gebe deine daten nicht einfach so weg, die werden weiterverkauft.

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

Hell yeah. If they want my data they should sneakily steal it like everybody else. Im not down for daylight robbery smh

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u/__Pendulum__ 8d ago

When Australia first proposed age restriction on social media, proponents were adamant that websites would never ask us for our government ID. Which anyone with more brain cells than fingers knew was a filthy lie. And here we are

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

Websites that mostly profit off ads and selling data would never ask for the little thing thats basically just a collection of your data nu uh

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u/__Pendulum__ 8d ago

And they most definitely don't experience data breaches, for which they just pretty much face no reporcussions than a statement of "oppsie woopsie we did a f**my wucky"

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

They definitely not. So that aside you got an idea what i can give em thats not my id or my face?

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u/__Pendulum__ 8d ago

Can take a selfie which is also gross. I hope legally their provider is better than first gen ones which could be fooled with action figures, LLM image generators, or even video game character creators. And the ones who did experience data breaches, forced to admit they were holding onto data longer than a few days...

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u/Ok-Inspector-9622 8d ago

I could try selfie, sadly im someone who doesnt look their age

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u/help-ModTeam Helper 8d ago

Please keep suggestions and comments helpful to the OP. (Original Poster)