Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfullyico.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1799arrow-down18
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minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months agoThe article says Reddit isn’t protecting the privacy of children while contradicting itself by saying it needs age verification for this…. in reality this leads to user profiling and data breaches. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/ https://techlore.tech/the-free-speech-grift-how-politicians-tricked-you-into-demanding-surveillance/
The article says Reddit isn’t protecting the privacy of children while contradicting itself by saying it needs age verification for this…. in reality this leads to user profiling and data breaches.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/
https://techlore.tech/the-free-speech-grift-how-politicians-tricked-you-into-demanding-surveillance/