• kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 hours ago

      California leading the way? Have you been under a rock? It even says this in the article…

      The law does not require photo ID uploads or facial recognition, with users instead simply self-reporting their age, setting AB 1043 apart from similar laws passed in Texas and Utah that require “commercially reasonable” verification methods

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      8 hours ago

      This kinda seems like a roundabout way of avoiding government /corporate age verification laws? Like it doesn’t require ID verification or biometrics and runs a local api to verify age.

      Can someone smarter than me please explain if this is a good thing or not?

      • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works
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        I’m not saying I’m smarter than you but to me it looks like “Hey yeah we require age verification. So, anyway…”

        A token easily bypassed “verification” law to set and forget. It’s basically the same level of security corrently keeping teenage boys off of PornHub.