I suspect the logic goes - you have social media account, connect to it on phone, phone confirms you are x years old, social media account uses that going forward. That's already how it works on… (View Post)

That's Digitial ID and people didn't want that - so instead Apple / Google will collect and hold the information. (View Post)

16 years should have been allowed to vote when the school leaving age was 16. Since the school leaving age is now 18 we seem to have this strange idea that they can vote but can't drink, smoke, … (View Post)

As someone pointed out to me earlier today Meta are very happy and actively lobbying for age type bans (ideally controlled via mobile phones so Apple / Google take the pain and some of the costs). Be… (View Post)

There is no tariff to travel through the Hormuz Strait, Iran is simply charging a Maritime Service Charge. Thank Ticketmaster / Live Nation for the idea of a subtle rename to make an problematic tari… (View Post)