In a move that’s about as surprising as finding a pineapple on pizza (which, to some, is the culinary equivalent of a crime), Bluesky is rolling out age verification for users in the UK. Yes, that’s right! Now, users will be asked to whip out their ID, scan their faces, or flex their credit cards just to prove they’re neither robots nor overly ambitious tweens trying to access the internet’s wild side.
Why, you ask? Well, it’s in line with the UK’s Online Safety Act. Because nothing says safety like a face scan while trying to figure out if you should tweet about your cat or the latest Marvel movie. Users who can’t or won’t verify their age are in for a treat—certain features and content will remain locked tighter than a well-secured vault.
So, UK Bluesky subscribers, get ready for the newest check in your life: verifying you’re of legal age to scroll through the abyss of social media. Will this enhance user safety? Or will it merely spark a new wave of creative ID selfies? Only time will tell, but hey, at least it’s all part of the grand digital experiment that is our social media landscape!
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