Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
www.techdirt.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Age verification makes everyone less safe.
there is no such thing as "age verification."
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
August 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
there is no such thing as "age verification."
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in:
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
May 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in:
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
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September 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.
www.yahoo.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
Tried this again today but disaster, they needed age verification 😔
March 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Tried this again today but disaster, they needed age verification 😔
two falsehoods people believe about age verification:
1) Age verification verifies age
2) Age verification ONLY verifies age
1) Age verification verifies age
2) Age verification ONLY verifies age
i feel like people who are in favor of age verification are traitors to humanity
March 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
two falsehoods people believe about age verification:
1) Age verification verifies age
2) Age verification ONLY verifies age
1) Age verification verifies age
2) Age verification ONLY verifies age
why are we doing age verification? we're all 38
July 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
why are we doing age verification? we're all 38
Age verification?
I passed age verification in Leisure Suit Larry.
I passed age verification in Leisure Suit Larry.
Age verification?
I drank Zima
I drank Zima
Age verification?
I played Jarts
I played Jarts
September 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Age verification?
I passed age verification in Leisure Suit Larry.
I passed age verification in Leisure Suit Larry.
energy drinks are age-restricted in the uk so "please drink verification can" should work as age verification. I'm a genius please fund my new age verification startup.
July 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
energy drinks are age-restricted in the uk so "please drink verification can" should work as age verification. I'm a genius please fund my new age verification startup.
NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
October 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
This is also why KOSA, FOSTA/SESTA and the age verification grift panopticon are socially apocalyptic
i posted an epiphany i had about why i hate AI so much on fedi and i wanna post it here but it won't fit and i don't wanna cut it down to size so fuckit i'm just posting a screenshot
September 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is also why KOSA, FOSTA/SESTA and the age verification grift panopticon are socially apocalyptic
this is the closest thing to an age verification law i would ever consider supporting
June 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
this is the closest thing to an age verification law i would ever consider supporting
An Update to Age Verification: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzG9...
December 10, 2024 at 11:06 PM
An Update to Age Verification: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzG9...
Age verification is an excuse.
This is about censorship.
This is about censorship.
August 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Age verification is an excuse.
This is about censorship.
This is about censorship.
Age verification is mandated identity theft.
September 26, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Age verification is mandated identity theft.
Dept. of Justice over here like pornhub
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Dept. of Justice over here like pornhub
reminder that it's not "age verification", it's "identity verification"
true age verification needs nothing more than self reporting. if you say you're 18+ and you're not then that your responsibility. websites shouldn't have to care about more than that.
true age verification needs nothing more than self reporting. if you say you're 18+ and you're not then that your responsibility. websites shouldn't have to care about more than that.
Discord finally confirmed for real when they're rolling out age verification service-wide (tomorrow) and I've not seen a single person make a peep about it
Safer for Teens, Same Discord for Adults
We’re launching a revamped, privacy-focused age assurance solution including methods that won’t require an ID or selfie. Here’s how it works.
discord.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
reminder that it's not "age verification", it's "identity verification"
true age verification needs nothing more than self reporting. if you say you're 18+ and you're not then that your responsibility. websites shouldn't have to care about more than that.
true age verification needs nothing more than self reporting. if you say you're 18+ and you're not then that your responsibility. websites shouldn't have to care about more than that.
macOS already ships age verification
March 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
macOS already ships age verification
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
November 19, 2024 at 3:09 PM
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
If you're doing sex work, you need age verification.
I made the fucking server, @discord.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I made the fucking server, @discord.com
Introducing Age Verification - a new system designed to increase trust between VRChat users.
youtu.be/odiNjIFUNvw
youtu.be/odiNjIFUNvw
Introducing Age Verification | Developer Update #vrchat
YouTube video by VRChat
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Introducing Age Verification - a new system designed to increase trust between VRChat users.
youtu.be/odiNjIFUNvw
youtu.be/odiNjIFUNvw
Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor.
Who could have predicted?
Oh, right.
Who could have predicted?
Oh, right.
Discord users suffer the first high-profile age-verification hack – and it's unlikely to be the last
Critics of age verification laws warned this was inevitable
www.tomsguide.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor.
Who could have predicted?
Oh, right.
Who could have predicted?
Oh, right.
Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.
“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”
“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.
www.therage.co
February 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.
“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”
“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”
Discord has relaunched global age verification after the original rollout in March was delayed due to user privacy concerns.
The rollout also coincides with the appearance of sports betting ads in the US.
The rollout also coincides with the appearance of sports betting ads in the US.
Discord Launches Delayed Age Verification Measures
New options for verification have been added, along with automatic age group using "account signals," and better vendor transparency.
thisweekinvideogames.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Discord has relaunched global age verification after the original rollout in March was delayed due to user privacy concerns.
The rollout also coincides with the appearance of sports betting ads in the US.
The rollout also coincides with the appearance of sports betting ads in the US.