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Surprised the UK age verification selfies haven't been used to extort people yet. It'd be so easy (and is such an obvious reason why the law is bullshit).
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"Log in with Google to verify your age."
"Sorry, we weren't able to verify you using your Google Account. Please take a selfie for verification."
"Now give us £1000, or we'll send your picture and details of the porn you were trying to access to everyone in your contacts."