[Discussion] How do you feel about age verification on Porn sites? (lemmings.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Rustmilian@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOPs) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

I personally have mixed feelings, as the information collection could be used to link individuals and profile them. Possibly leading to discrimination if abused.

But I also feel that any random kid shouldn't be able to just go to these sites and see porn freely.
Ofc, there's always going to be those who mange to circumvent any protection put in place but it'd be much harder then just clicking a link or typing in the address.

I also feel that parents should actively monitor their kids online activities and step up a Blocklist to pro-actively prevent kids from reaching these sites to begin with.

What are your thoughts on this?

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[-] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

isn't the id unique? which means that sites can trace every visit you make and what videos you watch every time?

[-] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

No. Thanks to cryptography it is possible. The Cincept is called Zero-knowledge proof. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof

Here is a quick write up: https://www.identity.com/zero-knowledge-proofs/

[-] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

thanks! if implemented correctly, this is a decent way of verifying age. Although I'd rather not have any but it's definitely better than taking a selfie.

this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023

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