The Impossible Task of Age Verification
Mar 4, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration5:09
Video IDhD8VPbxepe4
Languageen
CategoryScience & Technology
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views25.9K
Likes1.1K
Comments248
Engagement Rate5.02%
Likes per 100 views4.06
Comments per 1K views9.59
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Linus and Luke discuss the UK fining Reddit £14.5 million for failing to properly verify user ages. They explore the tension between government-mandated data collection and user privacy, noting Reddit’s reliance on self-declared ages and the Persona verification system. They also critique the broader issue of over-collecting sensitive data on children, highlighting that enforcement often fails to protect the most at-risk users while creating massive troves of data vulnerable to misuse.
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