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[–] [email protected] 104 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Now everyone gets to hand over their ids to the tech companies.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Identification would need to be handled by a 3rd party to even remotely work. Then they pass on the "yes they're over 16" tick to the social media platform, with no actual identity details.

Edit: and likewise, Identity company have no details about the social media account name or anything. Just a token transfer of sorts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Identification would need to be handled by a 3rd party to even remotely work. Then they pass on the “yes they’re over 16” tick to the social media platform, with no actual identity details.

The legislatiion specifically allows SM sites to handle ID.

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