This is how it all started.
"Processing personal information of children is illegal"
"Cool, I'll ask users if they're adult at registration, and if they lie that's their problem"
"Nope, still illegal, still your problem"
"Ok so how do I prevent children from accessing my website so that I don't accidentally process their personal information?"
Thinking in terms of children leads nowhere. We must ban computers from using humans regardless of age, otherwise we'll end up with age verification
Wolf480pl
npub1my…rlggl
2026-07-15 13:15:34 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…930u
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2026-07-15 13:15:34 UTCEvent JSON
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