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Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told (www.bbc.com)
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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you need age verification for any Internet access? For any computer or phone that could connect to the Internet?

I mean, experts have said for a while that if you’re going to require age verification, doing it directly on the device would be the most secure way. Allow parents to verify their phones, while creating child accounts for their kids.

When the site needs to verify their age, it simply asks the device directly if the user account is age-verified. It all happens in the background, so the adults never even need to bother with it once it’s set up.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

That makes sense. And seems like it would have much easier implementation as well.