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[–] Wooly 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or the unsettling alternative: "are you 18?" "Yes" "Prove it"

[–] Wooly 5 points 1 year ago

Didn't the UK govt already try that with a gaming ID that went nowhere?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

US states are already testing that option with disastrous results.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, is this just for kids? That's the worst option since it means checking and privacy invasion.

I'd rather they just flat out ban them. Loot boxes never make anything better.

[–] Wooly 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty much, I didn't see much in the way of actual solutions in the article.