Twitch starts requiring face scans to watch mature streams in certain countries
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Twitch is rolling out facial age checks for mature streams in select regions. On-device video selfies via k-ID aim to meet stricter safety laws.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37698883

  • Twitch now requires facial age verification to watch mature content in some regions using video selfies processed on your device.
  • The system uses k-ID technology and targets gambling streams and other 18+ content to comply with new online safety laws.
  • Users must scan their face to access restricted streams with many expressing privacy concerns about the new requirement.
    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      9 days ago

      I’m getting real tired of all this capitalist apologism, as though they don’t own our political class and aren’t directly behind both de-anonimization and anti-encryption leglislation.

      All you have to do is follow the fucking money and power behind surveillance capitalism.

      • Jarix@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        I just saw the guy from that meme in death of a unicorn.

        Not really significant I just felt like sharing

    • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      Respectfully, they’re more like happy bedfellows with overlapping agendas but uniquely different end goals. They appear to be the same, because they cooperate often.