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Twitch starts requiring face scans to watch mature streams in certain countries: Your face is now the key to unlocking gambling and hot tub content. (spilled.gg)
submitted 2 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.
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[–] db2@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's usually the same thing with a different color of lube.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 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.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You guys are getting lube??

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

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

Not really significant I just felt like sharing

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 2 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.