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Full title: EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification checks

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[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org -5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Leak what? Nobody at any point stores any documents and you would know that if any of you read the OPEN SOURCE framework the EU developed.

https://ageverification.dev/

[–] vane@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

It's not about storing documents but about privacy. Do you want police officer in front your doors that checks identity of people that come to your house to talk with you ?