Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 5 days agoApple and Google reluctantly comply with Texas age verification lawarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkApple and Google reluctantly comply with Texas age verification lawarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareSPRUNT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·5 days agoHighly doubtful about their “reluctance”…
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoOf course they’re reluctant. All these laws do are add costs and hassle. The additional lawyer fees alone must be astronomical.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoYeah but theses regulatory burdens can only be born by mega-corporations so even though it is extra work for them, it still benefits them.
minus-squareahornsirup@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 days agoNo reason to be. All that age verification requirements do is create extra cost for them. They’ve got the data already (or at least a close enough estimate) just not in a way that satisfies this idiotic law.
Highly doubtful about their “reluctance”…
Of course they’re reluctant. All these laws do are add costs and hassle. The additional lawyer fees alone must be astronomical.
Yeah but theses regulatory burdens can only be born by mega-corporations so even though it is extra work for them, it still benefits them.
No reason to be. All that age verification requirements do is create extra cost for them. They’ve got the data already (or at least a close enough estimate) just not in a way that satisfies this idiotic law.