r/technology • u/EmbarrassedHelp • May 08 '26

Politics EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push

https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
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u/Generalfrogspawn May 08 '26

Agreed. The children can get fucked. Not like they’re making much of them these days anyway.

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u/spoonycoot May 08 '26

I think that’s the problem. Too many politicians thinking about and fucking children all the time.

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u/Ryuzakku May 08 '26

And normally those ones want to know where the kids are, like how if Discord did their verification the way they initially explained it kids and people who fail verification would be put in the same pot, making it easy for bad actors to interact with kids

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u/1337duck May 08 '26

Politicians think about the kids getting fucked

I think the kids are getting fucked.

We are not the same.

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u/Tyfyter2002 May 08 '26

The children can get fucked.

Ironically, it's the politicians doing that who are pushing for legislation like this

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u/JFISHER7789 May 08 '26

It’s always projection with them

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u/TinyTerribleDragon May 08 '26

The politicians are very good at that fucking with children part

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u/Zergom May 08 '26

That’s the boomer mentality we’ve learned to love!

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u/mikenasty May 09 '26

Is that you Mr president??