Opinion: The UK is Bad for Requiring Age Verification

[charliemckee418]

Anti CSAM hashing is fine. Letting people block others better is fine because they choose to. More adult flags is fine.

I also don't blame Nexus for this; I do understand they had to.

But seriously. F the UK.

(I guess this kind of assumes "Age Verification" means more than just check a box saying you're over 18. If that's all it is then it's whatever but I'm pretty sure they already had that.)

[HeyYou]

No idea exactly WHAT they are going to implement..... nor what is actually required by law...... Though, it's not like they can compare whatever info they get to some database, as it simply doesn't exist..... individual verification on a per-user basis would be flat-out impossible, considering the sheer number of users registered on the site..... 

Have to wait and see what happens. I'm in the USA though, so, no clue what that means for me either..... But, I've been a member here since like 2008.......  So, I am at LEAST 17....... (assuming I knew english, how to spell, and how to type, the day I was born......)

[Guest deleted39462910]

I have always felt two ways about this, a part of me wishes that even back when I was a teen it was harder to gain access to "adult" things online, the check this box or enter at your DOB was laughable at a minimum. Anyone with basic math skills can figure out what 18 years ago was.

But another part of me, the part of me that is a parent and a grandparent ask: Why are parents not "policing" their kids internet access. 

The rules for my house were I felt fair at the time: Until they were over 10 years old no unsupervised internet access period.

Limited access from 10 to 14 on a device I control allowing me to monitor what they are looking at and use parental controls to also limit what they are allowed to see time limit 2 hours after homework.

between 14 and 18 free access on their own device with the knowledge that I or their mother will randomly walk up to them and say give me your (phone pad laptop) and look through their history and or folders a surprise inspection if you will. Finding stuff not age appropriate meant I got the device for a month. Time limits 2 hours on weekdays after homework unless being used for said homework. Weekends 6 hours but not all at once.

I did catch my kids a few times with stuff beyond their ages and we had discussions about it and why they should wait but I felt this was what was most fair to them. 

Maybe it is just me but I always felt it was my responsibility to raise, protect, teach values to, and support my kids while letting them learn consequences not the governments. 

US here by the way.

Edited July 4 by JediMasterTallyn
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[HeyYou]

2 hours ago, JediMasterTallyn said:

I have always felt two ways about this, a part of me wishes that even back when I was a teen it was harder to gain access to "adult" things online, the check this box or enter at your DOB was laughable at a minimum. Anyone with basic math skills can figure out what 18 years ago was.

But another part of me, the part of me that is a parent and a grandparent ask: Why are parents not "policing" their kids internet access. 

The rules for my house were I felt fair at the time: Until they were over 10 years old no unsupervised internet access period.

Limited access from 10 to 14 on a device I control allowing me to monitor what they are looking at and use parental controls to also limit what they are allowed to see time limit 2 hours after homework.

between 14 and 18 free access on their own device with the knowledge that I or their mother will randomly walk up to them and say give me your (phone pad laptop) and look through their history and or folders a surprise inspection if you will. Finding stuff not age appropriate meant I got the device for a month. Time limits 2 hours on weekdays after homework unless being used for said homework. Weekends 6 hours but not all at once.

I did catch my kids a few times with stuff beyond their ages and we had discussions about it and why they should wait but I felt this was what was most fair to them. 

Maybe it is just me but I always felt it was my responsibility to raise, protect, teach values to, and support my kids while letting them learn consequences not the governments. 

US here by the way.

So much this. That is the way it SHOULD be. But, apparently, not everyone subscribes to those beliefs.... Some just turn the kids loose with the 'electronic babysitter', and let them do whatever they please..... Which I feel is an extremely BAD idea....0