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If everyone was refusing to provide official IDs to verify their identity and age on social platforms, and just let their account rot there unused instead, we would soon see platforms themselves starting to advocate against these invasive laws to recover their users.
Just saying.
They need you more than you need them.
Stop complying with invasive requests.
@Em0nM4stodon MS just told me when I turned on my Xbox in the first time in forever that I need to either submit a photo of my ID or let AI scan my face to confirm my age or I'll lose access to 'social features'.
Okay? I've never once thought "Let me turn on my XBox to see what the person I played Forza with 10 years ago is up to"
@Em0nM4stodon Remember, on ad-supported platforms, you are NOT the customer. You are the product that is being sold to the real customer -- the advertisers.
@Em0nM4stodon LinkedIn is now requiring photos of your driver’s license to verify identity, if people weren’t aware of that
Every platform demanding government ID's are a high profile target for data leaks and why I immediately close the window when asked. I'm going to hear about them getting hacked within a year...
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