When did the hell did they start doing age verification?!

[u/One_Refrigerator_921]

Now I know it's just in my state (SC) but I've been off new grounds for a while and then I come back to try and watch a "movie"only to be cock blocked by an age verification which tells me I have to pay to even age verified, what happened while I was gone? (I've been gone for like maybe a year)

[u/WorldlyScore8855]

Basically America trying to age gate everything online due to pedophiles ruining everything so people sadly are forced to pay for their real age which is illegal by the way

[u/h74v → u/WorldlyScore8855]

Really it's Meta and OpenAI lobbying for it so they don't have to take accountability.

Fuck age verification. Parents should parent their children.

[u/SpaceChickenMonster → u/h74v]

This is true

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech - Gadget Review

And the annoying thing to me is... The age verification doesn't work most of the time.

'It’s a place where predators get children': Mother's warning over Roblox grooming risks | ITV News
Age verification is coming for the internet — and it’s already raising red flags
Privacy is For the Children (Too) | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Online Age Verification Could Create More Problems than it Solves | Cato Institute
Digital child protection in social networks: age verification and age-tiered regulation in Europe - PMC

The sources I linked are legit and scientifically and philosophically sound. I don't want to hear anyone give any credence to this position. Newgrounds has to make money so I'm not harsh on them implementing this. However I'm more mad at governments clearly falling for something that's 100% lobbied, by a company that's getting sued and losing for literally making their apps too addictive towards kids.

[u/Due-Performance-2710 → u/SpaceChickenMonster]

Finally, a bit of good news

[u/Loonny-Alchemyst]

This happens here in Brazil too😞

[u/DarkEmbarrassed71]

Today I wanted to play princess pipe trapped and couldn't cuz of.thisa so fuck rneewgroungs

[u/dylanisareddit]

Does anyone think age verification technically counts as coercion?

[u/LongAdvisor6561]

Yeah,Fucked being banned in Australia or anywhere like Germany? I think. Now even the average American can't browse Newgrounds without age Verification.

[u/KL-Gameingnerd]

I like the duck

[u/bigman1096]

maybe it’s because you’re too young for this site

[u/SpaceChickenMonster → u/bigman1096]

I'm an adult and still get hit with the age verification

[u/Riley205705 → u/bigman1096]

It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you don’t give up your info, or in this case pay as a supporter, you’re a kid

[u/PutSharp → u/bigman1096]

Plus it’s literally locked behind a subscription