alt Hacker NewsThey lobby for because then they can collect biometrics from kids and then reject them. So they don't serve underage kids , no fines but they do get data.
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haunter • yesterday at 1:44 PM
> then they can collect biometrics from kids
They will collect it from everyone to prove your age.
The question only that is it worth the gamble by Meta, as in how many people would rather leave the sites (from Whatsapp to Insta to Facebook) than give them their ID
And it's another non-trivial barrier to entry for any potential upstart that may eventually grow to be a problem for meta