alt Hacker NewsIdentity verification should be illegal by default and companies that want to do it should have to prove it's absolutely necessary for their business.
Identity verification should be illegal by default and companies that want to do it should have to prove it's absolutely necessary for their business.
The Wikipedia page implies that all the designated "Category 1" websites will now either have to collect ID from their users worldwide, or remove any presence in the UK.
Edit: there's a list of the Category 1 services at
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-c...
I.e., Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Quora, Reddit, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok, Whatsapp, X, YouTube.
Plus others at the Category 2A or 2B levels.
Edit: well, it says they are "Providing user identity verification options." Unclear to me when they are supposed to get users to verify identity.