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Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK (www.techradar.com)
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[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Ah I see, misunderstood your point then.

I guess that's also why Google is going to use some kind of AI to determine whether or not a profile is underage. That way, existing adult users of their services are (most likely) not affected.

In my opinion, draconian government overreach in matters of civil liberties is one of the few instances where we should be on the side of big tech companies.