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I find this, quite peculiar. Who is pushing for this and why would they want to do this? Is this some convert way to better track people, online? What other mot
by lumberjack 9y ago
I find this, quite peculiar. Who is pushing for this and why would they want to do this? Is this some convert way to better track people, online? What other motive could there be?
- criley2 9y agoBritish conservatives have been pushing a porn crackdown for a while. I (as someone on the other side of the Atlantic) believe real identity verification is just a tool to crackdown on porn in general. Everyone knows that if you keep porn records, they'll get out (accidentally, hackers, governments, or all of the above). On the other hand, the company the British are paying to do this, MindGeek, is not just developing the AgeID checking system. They also run most of the popular Porn websites. And they own many popular Porn production studios. So this is also a case of an aggressive vertical monopoly corrupting a government into enriching and deepening their extremely profitable monopoly. Now, a private porn distribution company that ALSO makes porn will now have EXCLUSIVE rights to porn related age verification for all UK citizens. They're the Porn Company King of UK, and all other companies now exist on a second, less-government-supported tier. It also means the UK Government is effectively subsidizing pornography, in a way.
- ohyes 9y agoSo it’s a way of getting a porn “moat” if you will.