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One example: in Japan cell phone operators provide a mechanism by which you can OAuth into their system, and then they will tell you whether the user is over 18

• Someone1234 3y ago
  That doesn't scale well. How does it expand to PCs, SmartTVs, tablets, games consoles, etc?
  • rtpg 3y ago
    User account associated to a phone number is a common tactic. Phone numbers serving as a proxy for identity is more and more of a thing. People might talk about burner phones, but many localities never really had burner phones in the first place (Japan doesn't give a phone number on travel SIMs, there's "no way" to have a phone number without getting your ID checked somewhere), and other localities are tightening the grip on this. It's not a universally nice and open solution. But it's probably one most markets will bear
• jrochkind1 3y ago
  That's interesting, and I have some questions about it. But doesn't currently seem to be available for complying with the Utah law. I was interested in ways that would be practical for pornhub to use, operating not just in Japan, and especially in the USA. The GP's comment made me wonder if they had some in mind, that could be used to comply with the Utah law.