> We, collectively, only have ourselves to blame, and now it's too late.
Can't believe I'm reading this. I don't want age verification at all, whether it's self-imposed or not. I should be free to use whatever tools I want however I want.
Democracy is not about what you want. If the majority want something you don't, the best you can do is find a compromise. There is no option of doing nothing and keep computers the same as they have been if the majority want change.
Someone else posted this in the thread, by it pretty much sums it up - Vae victis.
We somehow lost the war of freedom of privacy ... or, maybe the battle still rages