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> Once validated, the code is good for 1 year (or 6 months or 3 months, adjust based on how stringent you want to make it) - then it expires and a new one must
by ffsm8 10mo ago
> Once validated, the code is good for 1 year (or 6 months or 3 months, adjust based on how stringent you want to make it) - then it expires and a new one must be purchased.
That sounds fantastic, were just one step away from making social media entirely controlled by one single party
Perfect to push anyone you don't like into irrelevancy, politicians will love this
Journalists too, finally they can be rid of these pesky YouTubers that show how politically captured they're! Just need to get someone with admin permission in that company and you're golden
- triceratops 10mo ago> entirely controlled by one single party Why? Multiple companies could compete in the market of age verification tokens. Right now we have actual partisans buying actual social media companies (Twitter, TikTok) to control them. That's a much bigger threat vector.
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago> Multiple companies could compete in the market of age verification tokens Why do we want this? The entire proposal sounds designed to tank popularity for keeping kids off Instagram.
- triceratops 10mo ago> Why do we want [multiple companies issuing tokens]? To prevent a monopoly driving up prices. And to keep the government out of the business.
- lelandbatey 10mo agoPoliticians wouldn't know who has which "adult code", so they wouldn't be able to get a singular "adult code" banned/early expired by the (supposedly corrupt) code-keeping company. To know which code a particular Youtuber has, they'd need to be able to get that info from Youtube, and if they "have a man on the inside" of Youtube then they can just ask that person to ban the Youtuber in question.