Age verification

RumRat

Sign the repeal petition... https://archive.is/o/GWdx5/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Doubt they'll seriously listen, but, the more the merrier....

flaneurs_lobster

RumRat said:

Sign the repeal petition... https://archive.is/o/GWdx5/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Doubt they'll seriously listen, but, the more the merrier....

Do you have to be over 18 to sign the petition?

And if so, how do they check........

Grumpy_chap

Seems to be making the news:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn72ydj70g5o

I have no idea how to get or operate VPN.
Gladly, I am happily married so have no need to explore the content that can, apparently, be hidden.

MyRealNameToo

Ergates said:

Newcad said:

Once it starts where does it stop? How long before you have to age-verify to stream movies? I'm not talking adult films but blockbuster movies.

Firstly, you already do.  All legitimate streaming sites require subscription, which requires a credit card, which requires you to be 18. 

Mines signed up on a debit card for which you dont have to be 18.

Whilst the primary cardholder for a credit card has to be 18, historically at least, some will allow under 18s to be additional cardholders. 

RumRat

flaneurs_lobster said:

RumRat said:

Sign the repeal petition... https://archive.is/o/GWdx5/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Doubt they'll seriously listen, but, the more the merrier....

Do you have to be over 18 to sign the petition?

And if so, how do they check........

Nope, just an email verification (click the link). Nothing mentioned about age.....The irony...

Grumpy_chap

RumRat said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

RumRat said:

Sign the repeal petition... https://archive.is/o/GWdx5/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Doubt they'll seriously listen, but, the more the merrier....

Do you have to be over 18 to sign the petition?

And if so, how do they check........

Nope, just an email verification (click the link). Nothing mentioned about age.....The irony...

Hmmm, there are some who think the voting age should be changed to 16.
In the event that happens, would it mean all these "over 18" (or other such age limits as may apply) would be varied also?
I ask as a practical question only, not to take the thread to a political position.

victor2

Scammers have probably already got an adult site where they verify your ID and harvest that data for whatever purposes they can exploit.

flaneurs_lobster

victor2 said:

Scammers have probably already got an adult site where they verify your ID and harvest that data for whatever purposes they can exploit.

If I were setting up a scam site just now I think it would be offering a VPN.....

QrizB

Grumpy_chap said:

RumRat said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

RumRat said:

Sign the repeal petition... https://archive.is/o/GWdx5/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Doubt they'll seriously listen, but, the more the merrier....

Do you have to be over 18 to sign the petition?

And if so, how do they check........

Nope, just an email verification (click the link). Nothing mentioned about age.....The irony...

Hmmm, there are some who think the voting age should be changed to 16.
In the event that happens, would it mean all these "over 18" (or other such age limits as may apply) would be varied also?
I ask as a practical question only, not to take the thread to a political position.

The UK is still a bit confused about when adulthood starts.

During my lifetime the minimum age for some things has been reduced, eg. from 21 to 16. But the age for other things has been increased.

Until 2023 you could get married and set up home with your new spouse at 16, for example, but wouldn't be able to buy knives for your kitchen until one of you was 18.

Minimum marriage age is now 18, although the age of consent is 16. So you can make babies but can't do so within wedlock? It's all a bit weird ...

HillStreetBlues

QrizB said:

The UK is still a bit confused about when adulthood starts.

During my lifetime the minimum age for some things has been reduced, eg. from 21 to 16. But the age for other things has been increased.

Until 2023 you could get married and set up home with your new spouse at 16, for example, but wouldn't be able to buy knives for your kitchen until one of you was 18.

Minimum marriage age is now 18, although the age of consent is 16. So you can make babies but can't do so within wedlock? It's all a bit weird ...

Yep, a hotchpotch of different laws and different ages when looked at overall makes absolutely no sense.