This is seriously dumb, but here we are. If that’s true, I will happily delete it.
Youtube is doing a good job of making people either get an account or not use them.
Its amazing how quickly you realise that you don’t need something when you’re forced to stop using it.
Australia’s got a law, and I’m dreading the day I need to give Google more information in order to keep using YouTube. Certain YouTube channels are really important to me.
If they are this important, I don’t blame you. I can do this sacrifice.
So I’m usually pretty well informed about these issues and did not understand OPs post. If you’re like me and are curious what this is about, I think OP is referring this: https://identityweek.net/eu-age-verification-app-to-be-delivered-in-july/
From what I could gather, there is no mention of any specific site enforcing the use of this new tool at any specific date.
Feel free to correct me OP.
Without this app, you could have restricted functionality. So the EU is kinda forcing it.
Like I said, nothing in this or any other article I could find during a quick search has any specifics where and when any restrictions are enacted. So no more cause for alarm than any other day.
Hasn’t it been a thing for a while
Apparently this is new and starts on July 1st.
Been here in the UK for a bit
What makes you think this would only affect YouTube?
It will affect all social media, excluding fediverse. So I’ll move here “harder”.
