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So if it's really like that then what stops me charging people $5 to verify their account for them? Would I get in trouble for doing that? If so, that just prov
by immibis 1y ago
So if it's really like that then what stops me charging people $5 to verify their account for them? Would I get in trouble for doing that? If so, that just proves it wasn't anonymous and people were right to get me to verify for them.
- edent 1y agoUnsurprisingly, the regulations require that providers take adequate steps to verify identities. In the UK, that usually means being certified by https://accscheme.com/registry/ https://accscheme.com/registry/ or similar. Just saying "I asked some random provider to verify" isn't going to cut it. Incidentally, $5 is around 10x more expensive than most providers.
- majorchord 1y agoWhere would their definition of 'verify' be documented? In the US, the recent federal bill aimed at age verification is more of an 'honor system', where just a yes/no box would suffice. Their position seems to be that it's not the government's job to try to prove you're not lying. Japan does the same thing when you buy beer or cigarettes, you just tap "I'm at least 20" on the screen and off you go.
- edent 1y agoIt is all documented at https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/age-assurance https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-c...
- ranger_danger 1y agoEndless captcha loops for me :/
- immibis 1y agoSo it's not anonymous after all?