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		xinayder 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The internet wants to check your ID Funny how a couple of years ago, big tech was against age verification, claiming they were "defending" privacy rights. Fast forward to now, it doesn't seem a bad idea for them.

raxxorraxor 5 months ago [–]

Because they found a way to profit from this data as well and the most stupid users just accept giving away their id.

Parents also don't care if their kid is sitting 5h daily in front of some roblox gambling machine.

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