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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 23 jours

Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

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Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 23 jours

The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.

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My understanding is age verification will be mandated if you have UK users or are in the UK, so… it’s that online “safety” bill.
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  Grabbed an article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-online-safety-bill-will-mandate-dangerous-age-verification-much-web
  
  And another: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye3qw7gv7o.amp
  
  Applies to sites with user-generated content.

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