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Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits (mashable.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Finally it seems the end of Reddit is near.

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[–] 98 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Under the new UK law, lemmynsfw would also need to have some kind of age verification for UK users.

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  • [–] 66 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Real talk - or what? If LemmyNSFW isn't based in the UK, what can they do?

    Block it? I'd rather have that than deal with processing users face data.

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  • [+] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    Well as a Lemmy admin I'll see if they seriously enforce this on international sites. If not, I won't worry about it. If so, the UK gets blocked. 🤷🤷🤷

    I doubt they'll be going after niche sites anyway. Big dogs like reddit, sure. Sites dedicated to porn probably. Everyone else? Doubt it.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Even though LemmyNSFW is outside of the UK the admins of any instance will be responsible for verification of UK users because of this law. This is why .zip (Lemmy and PieFed) have geoblocked the UK. It’s a lot of work and responsibility to take on.

    Here’s the post from Demigodrick explaining this situation better than I can.

    Important News - Geoblocking of the UK

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I believe if the UK finds a site that doesn't comply with the law, they will block it from their side of things. I haven't read anything about websites needing to be proactive to block the UK if they don't plan to comply.

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  • [–] 126 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    This. Can't believe we're seeing "lol Reddit sucks" when this is a country-wide implementation and has nothing to do with Reddit in particular.

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  • [–] 51 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    So, the UK sucks.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Beware USA :(((

    Supreme Court's ruling practically wipes out free speech for sex writing online (July 4, 2025)

    [commented the same a few days back]

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is why many adult sites are banning access if your IP is from TN or any of the other american states that love jesus more than freedom.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just curious, how would this happen in practice? As I understand lemmy instances are defederated across the globe. Who would they send their demands to? Also there is already some nsfw content in lemmy, are those expected to respond now in some way?

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