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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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[–] 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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  • [–] 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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