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Shaunodon said:

Machiavellian said:

So who is at fault here, the EU for making the law or the corporations, I am still at a loss at who you are aiming your ire at.  How do you actually do an age verification if you do not submit something to actually prove your age.  If you are not of the age to use a certain product or information than it doesn't matter if you believe you paid for it.  That is like saying I paid for internet and I am 16 years old so I should be allowed to go to any site I want including porn site.  Your government has deem you should not be allowed to do so and instituted laws against it.  Its actually not the site that has instituted what is used to verify your age its actually the EU which has set the guidelines to what is acceptable.  

Look how you've already resorted to conflating two separate issues.

The fact that these laws have already spread to blocking 'social features' on gaming platforms, means their intentions were obviously polluted to begin with. It had nothing to do with protecting children.

Both the law makers and corporations are in bed together when it comes to overreach and abusing their power. We should be protecting our rights from both of them, not trying to simp for one or the other and trying to give reason to their obvious greed for power and money.

I am not conflating any issue, I am ask you exactly who is it that you are directing your ire at as I stated.

You say these laws have nothing to do with protecting children and I ask you this question, where is your proof of that or is this just a feeling.  I am not denying that is the case or not but what are the examples you have that this was not a measure put into place because of abuse that has happened.

So you are saying these laws were instituted by corporations and law makers wanting your personal data.  I do not believe I agree with this because they pretty much already have your data if you ever bought anything online using their services you already provided said personal data.  I do not know but this seems to be a reach here to me.  There are so many ways that your personal data is already online and available to be cross checked and verified already that there really isn't any real need to make a law to do so. 

What exactly would be the gain from the corporation side in this particular situation.  What personal data that they are asking for they can use for whatever purpose?