Will Basschat survive the Online Safety Act?

[Cliff Edge]

It’s the age verification where this has always been a bit of a nonsense. Savvy kids can put any age they like, and just keep taking out new accounts in different names and ages. Free gmail, outlook etc email accounts make it easy. 

[neepheid]

2 hours ago, Cliff Edge said:

It’s the age verification where this has always been a bit of a nonsense. Savvy kids can put any age they like, and just keep taking out new accounts in different names and ages. Free gmail, outlook etc email accounts make it easy. 

 

It's the online equivalent of trying to get served in pubs when you're underage - been going on since the beginning of rules/controls on the matter.  You're never going to stop them trying, bless.

[TimR]

If only there were some kind of age verification system in place...

 

The whole problem with the Internet, is you cannot identify the person you are communicating with. Even the banks who have tons of fraud prevention measures in place, cannot be 100% sure.