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Use of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdog (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1256060/use-of-vpns-to-bypass-age-checks-on-porn-sites-to-be-investigated-by-australias-esafety

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[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I'm starting to see so much "get verified" bullshit on websites. All being marketed as something "exclusive" that unlocks more features.

For example, a online market place is pushing "get verified now" to reach more buyers.