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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification

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Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification

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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago
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The company is pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn.
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    23 hours ago

    Well it requires a verified source for the data. I don’t see why it excludes open source at all.

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      Because of who decides how such verification gets built. Just look at what is happening with Android apps to know how big tech companies will handle it. https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html

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