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"assuming that you have provided YouTube with a scan of your ID card" I expect that at some point you'll have to prove your identity to use youtube at all, bec
by pmoriarty 5y ago
"assuming that you have provided YouTube with a scan of your ID card"
I expect that at some point you'll have to prove your identity to use youtube at all, because its in Google's interest to know as much as possible about its users.
Youtube will also probably turn in to a pay-to-view service at some point. They already dominate the video space, and their network effects are enormous, and a huge number of people will pay to continue to get access to that.
- debacle 5y agoGoogle needs trust to be pay-to-view. These anti-user practices will further erode their trust, not increase it.
- thu2111 5y agoIt's definitely not in Google's interest to require an action as awkward and engagement-killing as ID verification. They work very hard to not take such drastic steps. Such requirements are being driven by governments who don't care at all about user convenience, only extending their control over people whilst blaming the private sector for "making" them do it.