Porkbun sells out – Starts requiring Age ID despite no legal requirement

Post by evolve2k » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC

vigilans wrote: post #18

evolve2k wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to be clear. When you are arbitrarily ask to verify your account not with email verification or robots stuff or a myriad other options; when they reach for age verification as the first thing; and giving up ur gov ID is the only way forward desk okey this never being the best approach to fraud prevention going right back, then yeah this is selling out.

You need to learn what that phrase means.

Post by akerl_ » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC

evolve2k wrote: post #22

akerl_ wrote: post #8

The title here seems both editorialized and inaccurate? They’re asking for IDs as an anti-fraud measure, not an age check.

Drill into the current news cycle. Zuckerberg is pitching an 'age verification required' internet. LinkedIn and now Porkbun are both falling in line, pre-emptivley. No this is not a done deal. We need to squark if we dont want this. Legislation is one thing, this is a bad faith move, just dressed up as normal business. It's not.