GitHub's take on age assurance for developers

(github.blog)

20 points | by hanifbbz 2 hours ago

4 comments

  • widforss 1 hour ago
    When they write "GitHub", I guess they mean "Microsoft"? Maybe this is the hero we deserve, but it's not the hero we need.
  • cantalopes 21 minutes ago
    "Policymakers around the world are advancing age assurance proposals to protect children and teens online." Noone is doing this in order to "protect children"
  • nchmy 1 hour ago
    Can someone please ELI5?
    • fallpeak 13 minutes ago
      AFAICT they're basically saying "hey lawmakers we're not going to rock the boat or take a stand so in exchange pretty please don't lump us into the app store category"
    • jchw 18 minutes ago
      Sorry, but due to age assurance laws we can no longer provide ELI5 explanations. Best we can do is explain it to you like it's your 18th birthday.
    • rjsw 49 minutes ago
      Go and play outside.
  • Animats 1 hour ago
    Maybe age assurance should be in the display. The display's camera has to verify the age of the viewer to display adult content.

    That might be simpler. Estimating age with a camera is already common in China. Cameras are cheap, and displays now probably have enough processing power to do it locally.

    Will work for TVs, too.

    • rjsw 56 minutes ago
      Kids have already found that drawing a false mustache on themself works to defeat age checks using a camera.