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minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·9 months ago Porn perusers will soon have to prove their age by uploading an identity document like a passport, registering a credit card, […] Ah, mandatory account creation with linked credit card being the most widely available and likely easiest option? No wonder the porn sites aren’t fighting this too hard! (…or are they?)
minus-squareFlumpkin@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoMy guess is that some companies will greatly benefit from this regulation because they can somewhat monopolize the market. I also wouldn’t be surprised if those were the ones who lobbied for this.
Ah, mandatory account creation with linked credit card being the most widely available and likely easiest option?
No wonder the porn sites aren’t fighting this too hard!
(…or are they?)
My guess is that some companies will greatly benefit from this regulation because they can somewhat monopolize the market. I also wouldn’t be surprised if those were the ones who lobbied for this.