▲ 42 ▼ The new EU age verification thing will help me get rid of my YouTube account. (pawb.social) submitted 1 year ago by LemUrun@pawb.social to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is seriously dumb, but here we are. If that's true, I will happily delete it.
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (6 children) Hasn't it been a thing for a while permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LemUrun@pawb.social [S] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Apparently this is new and starts on July 1st. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) wait, did those fuckers pass something like this recently? and where are the news articles about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/pornhub-france-id-verification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) So it's a French thing, not an EU thing then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago Been here in the UK for a bit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LemUrun@pawb.social [S] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Apparently this is new and starts on July 1st. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) wait, did those fuckers pass something like this recently? and where are the news articles about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/pornhub-france-id-verification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) So it's a French thing, not an EU thing then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago Been here in the UK for a bit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) wait, did those fuckers pass something like this recently? and where are the news articles about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/pornhub-france-id-verification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) So it's a French thing, not an EU thing then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/pornhub-france-id-verification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) So it's a French thing, not an EU thing then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) So it's a French thing, not an EU thing then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/pornhub-three-other-adult-websites-eu-child-safety-investigation “Today is a good day for minor protection online in the EU, because with the enforcement actions that we are launching … against four very large online platforms with pornographic, adult content, we are clearly showing that we mean it when it comes to the effective protection of minors under the DSA,” an EU official told reporters. The platforms could resolve the investigation by producing forms of age verification deemed effective by EU regulators. But if the complaint is upheld they could be fined up to 6% of global annual turnover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago Been here in the UK for a bit permalink fedilink source parent