<story><title>Google will soon ask Australian users to show ID to view some content</title><url>https://reclaimthenet.org/google-will-soon-ask-australian-users-to-show-id-to-view-some-content/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LewisVerstappen</author><text>&amp;gt;&amp;quot;If our systems are unable to establish that a viewer is above the age of 18, we will request that they provide a valid ID or credit card to verify their age.”&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t think Google is complaining too much. Especially if it gives them an excuse to collect credit card data (reducing a significant amount of friction when they sell YouTube premium &amp;#x2F; google drive subscriptions).</text></item><item><author>asdfasgasdgasdg</author><text>Although the title is correct, it&amp;#x27;s worth noting that Google is not doing this because it thinks it&amp;#x27;s fun to require verification. The Australian government is requiring google to take this action.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jimmaswell</author><text>I had no idea you could actually use a credit card to verify age. I thought that was nothing but a scam employed by fraudulent cam&amp;#x2F;hookup sites and catfishers. Google probably shouldn&amp;#x27;t train people that this is a normal thing to do.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google will soon ask Australian users to show ID to view some content</title><url>https://reclaimthenet.org/google-will-soon-ask-australian-users-to-show-id-to-view-some-content/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LewisVerstappen</author><text>&amp;gt;&amp;quot;If our systems are unable to establish that a viewer is above the age of 18, we will request that they provide a valid ID or credit card to verify their age.”&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t think Google is complaining too much. Especially if it gives them an excuse to collect credit card data (reducing a significant amount of friction when they sell YouTube premium &amp;#x2F; google drive subscriptions).</text></item><item><author>asdfasgasdgasdg</author><text>Although the title is correct, it&amp;#x27;s worth noting that Google is not doing this because it thinks it&amp;#x27;s fun to require verification. The Australian government is requiring google to take this action.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>whimsicalism</author><text>Not sure how you concluded that from this quote</text></comment>