On: Discord hack shows risks of online age checks

[charcircuit]

It's similar to needing ID for purchasing alchohol. You could use the same excuse that parents shouldn't buy alcohol for their kids, but there is the obvious workaround of kids buying it themselves.

[mulmen → charcircuit]

Yes it’s similar, which is the point. Age restrictions have been normalized regardless of effectiveness.

[awesome_dude → mulmen]

> Age restrictions have been normalized regardless of effectiveness.

For the record.

A law doesn't stop anything.

All a law does is says "If some behaviour meets definition X AND the state becomes aware of it, then consequence Y will be applied by the state"

The hope is that people will see that and make a choice that ensures that they aren't liable for the consequence.

It's also, like everything, as effective as the enforcement. If it's not enforced well, nobody will abide by it.

[mulmen → awesome_dude]

> All a law does is says "If some behaviour meets definition X AND the state becomes aware of it, then consequence Y will be applied by the state"

Might be applied, and the terms are negotiable.