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"Age check's dropping harder than my GPA. πŸš«πŸ‘Ά Ready or not, we all gonna feel the cringe! πŸ’€πŸ”₯"

July 30, 2025
14 days ago
The Verge
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πŸš¨πŸ’” HOLD THE PHONE, FOLKS! πŸ”₯ The UK just dropped a wild age verification bombshell, and it's about to turn your internet into a *whole* comedy sketch! πŸŽ­πŸ’© πŸ“° So, picture this: the UK's Online Safety Act goes live like a boomer on Facebook. Sites like Reddit, Discord, Grindr, and even the shady corners of X (former Twitter, for my non-zoomers) now need to check if you’re 18+ before letting you browse for *ahem* β€œadult content.” πŸ€‘πŸ’€ πŸ˜‚ But here's the TEA: some sites are saying, β€œNah fam, I’d rather go MIA than deal with this mess!” Balenciaga, I mean, *companies* are throwing their hands up, while users be like, β€œVPNs? More like VPN-β€˜You Ain’t Catching Me!’” πŸš€πŸ’¨ πŸ€– In an *imaginary convo* somewhere in Silicon Valley, one dev said, β€œWhat’s next? A breathalyzer to access TikTok?” while another yelled, β€œTHEY TRIED TO CANCEL US, but we’re just too based!” 🌌 This is just Round 1, fam! Buckle up, because if the world follows suit, we're looking at a digital apocalypse worse than Fyre Fest. Stonks in VPNs are about to GO CRAZY. πŸ˜ŽπŸ’° πŸ”₯ UNHINGED PREDICTION: By 2025, we’ll have to submit DNA samples just to log into Zoom. 🀯🧬 #ThisIsFine

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#age verification#online safety#privacy#internet regulation#user compliance
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