The change is due to new age verification laws in the UK.

Finally it seems the end of Reddit is near.

    • survirtual@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 个月前

      These assholes are all pedophiles and they use it to control the planet. To get to high levels of government, you must enter the shadow contract of pedophilia. It is easy to control people and trust people with that kind of shadow on them, so it is required.

      Then they turn around and use pedophilia to control everyone else. Any tech that threatens their power, they can immediately shutdown by pedo-bombing it. The counter to pedobombing is authoritarian moderation. Once you have that, it is over. The government they control now can control the mods, and that means they control the narrative. THAT is one of the core enemies to fight. An alternative to Reddit or any other system is not enough.

      Because pedophilia is such a taboo / social death sentence, it is among the most powerful shadow contracts.

        • survirtual@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 个月前

          Those that have entered into the shadow contract. A shadow contract is one of few mechanisms to enter large-scale consensus (it isn’t THAT large when compared to a solar or galactic scale, but large enough for planetary control, and with some clever management, can scale larger).

          Consensus requires untrusted sovereigns agreeing to collective action. It is a very difficult mechanism to operate. One way is by having a crime so heinous, the mass population block would eviscerate you if it came to light.

          Pedophilia is king among these shadow cornerstones. It illustrates a total lack of empathy, no protective nature towards the innocent, no concern for the perceptions of society, high intellect / manipulation abilities, and a willingness to do anything. You can say it is the “panther” among the shadows.

          So most leadership is among that tribe, which is why they are the way they are. It is only logical.

          There are other tribes as well. Use your imagination and the answers will follow.

          Funny thing, Reddit did that “circle” event many years ago. How big did anyone’s circle get? That is an example of what I am explaining. It is nearly game theoretically impossible to have large scale consensus without some mechanism to make sure people are on the same page.

          • troglodyke@lemmy.federate.ccEnglish
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            1 个月前

            A shadow contract is one of few mechanisms to enter large-scale consensus (it isn’t THAT large when compared to a solar or galactic scale, but large enough for planetary control, and with some clever management, can scale larger).

            You don’t know that, I’ve seen shadow contracts that apply to intergalactic scales. I would wager they can be used for interdimensional organisations

    • Mrkawfee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 个月前

      UK is full blown authoritarian now. They have been arresting journalists who are covering the genocide in Gaza and designated a direct action protest group as a terrorist organisation.

  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 个月前

    Yeah, I will definitely trust an internet stranger with my face so they can verify that I’m not underage to access content which could, in case of being leaked, damage my reputation or even destroy my life.

    DEFINITELY

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 个月前

    That’s how they get your real identity and kompromat you/send you to jail for opposing the Western genocide du jour…

    • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 个月前

      Because all the alternatives will have to implement similar shit as well. It’s UK law.

    • Brewchin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 个月前

      By “that shit”, do you mean every website/app that may contain age-restricted (not just sexual) content? Because that’s what comes into force in the UK next week.

      I’ve been dreading this for decades. 🤬

      It’s not just Reddit, nor are they the first to roll it out early.

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        1 个月前

        Many sites will just geo-block the UK. I think my Lemmy instance has, just like PornHub has blocked US states that have passed similar laws.

  • r00ty@kbin.life
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    1 个月前

    Umm. I just tried old.reddit on a “gonewild” subreddit with no login even, and it was fine. Now I’m sure they’ll patch it out. But, seems to be an easy workaround as of right now.

    • NostraDavid@programming.devEnglish
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      1 个月前

      Pretty sure .compact also still works.

      Slap .compact after a URL and you’ll see a mobile version of reddit from like 2006.

      edit: THEY REMOVED IT! D: RIP .compact - I’ve visited you about 5 times, ever.

    • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 个月前

      I don’t think it’s been fully rolled out to everyone yet, as they don’t have to start enforcing it until a later date.

      • r00ty@kbin.life
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        1 个月前

        Yeah I wonder if they’re A/B testing on some accounts and old.reddit is generally the last to feel changes.

        • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
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          1 个月前

          Yeah I think that’s what they’ll be doing, seeing what the impact is to usage and also iron out any kinks before it gets rolled out to everyone.

  • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 个月前

    I can’t tell you how tired I am of hearing about all the absolutely inane batshit coming out of the UK. Holy shit your country is a dumpster fire.

  • PastafARRian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 个月前

    To follow compliance with the Know Your Customer Pornographic Materials Act, please use the following guidelines for your photograph:

    1. The picture must be clear, at least 720x480p.

    2. The picture must include your entire body, including your head and toes. Portrait only. *This helps us identify you better.

    3. Please remove any articles of clothing, your body must be unimpeded by any obstruction. *Burqas and other headscarves must be removed, no exceptions.

    4. If you were assigned female at birth, you will be required to rotate 180 degrees and upload another portrait photograph of your back. *Please use only your valid binary gender at birth, either male or female.

    5. Further requests for identification photos are at our discretion, our board has full authority. You may be required to upload alternative photos, such as positions bending over to help us identify your genitalia to ensure it matches your birth gender.

    Thank you for using Persona. For any questions or complaints, please direct them to: BigDaddyGuns6969@aol.com. Please allow up to 14 days for an initial response, and 88 hours for subsequent replies.

      • PastafARRian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 个月前

        Harassment will not be tolerated. Your comment has been sent to the board for review and we will decide whether your identity will be removed from Persona. We are not obligated by law to communicate the outcome. You may receive a writ for violating Amendment 3 C, “Requirement of official identification”, the pecuniary fine is at our discretion.

  • #!/usr/bin/woof@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 个月前

    What’s to stop uploading a random picture of a person? Or even an AI generated person? I get what they’re trying to do, but seems like legislative theater more than anything.

    • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 个月前

      I’ve once attempted to open a bank account where they wanted video proof, and expected me to say a randomly assigned phrase, to solve the issue you mention.

      I didn’t do it. Fucking KYC is BS.

      • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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        1 个月前

        Banks are highly regulated so it is not surprising that they would be strict in this, reddit on the other hand has no business doing it.

        • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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          1 个月前

          has no business doing it.

          Reddit is doing this as a response to regulation as well (1). Governments all around europe (2) are turning communications into a highly regulated environment (“for the children”), because they’re afraid of people communicating and having thoughts. UK is just one of the early adaptors.

          • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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            1 个月前

            Banks have many safeguard to protect clients for example PCI DSS. On the other hand as far as I know this is a law requiring them to verify people and I don’t think there is a standard for this. Every company will do its own thing. Highy regulated would require them to have some standard, and I don’t see that.

            • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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              1 个月前

              Seems like you use the phrase “highly regulated” differently then me. You use it to describe solely the amount of control a government exercises on companies. For me it also includes the control a government exercises on people.

              From my point of view the law heavily restricts, as in highly regulates, people’s freedom to be. That’s the mistake. Doesn’t matter the specific implementation, acronym, task force, …

    • Technofrood@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 个月前

      So from my experience of these type of systems (mostly in the context of banking services) they normally want to use your devices camera to take the picture directly, and normally also want a photo of a photographic ID to compare against.

      • manualoverride@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 个月前

        Let’s not forget all that lovely metadata they can harvest by accessing the camera module, including the exact GPS co-ordinates the picture was taken.

      • Babalugats@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 个月前

        Within banking apps it has become the norm, it shouldn’t mean it’s acceptable, but for the wider community it is accepted.

        But for a fucking forum?? Christ. Especially at a time when Europe are trying to establish digital sovereignty and all of the stories coming out about the US government having access to data. We already know that they are willing to share that with the highest bidder (s).

        People would have to be absolute morons to upload anything personal to Reddit, nevermind your photo ID like a passport or driving licence. But obviously that’s what they’re banking on (people being morons).

        • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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          1 个月前

          The photo will be uploaded to Persona, not Reddit, if their blurb is to be believed. But yes, it’s nuts, and also now required by law.