Grandfather rights
Feb. 16th, 2026 12:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shewhomustFlickr wants me to verify my age. They explain that this is a result of the Online Safety Act.
It's irritating, but not impossible. The first time I encountered it, it tool me by surprise, so I just backed off, and did something else. When I haddurham_rambler ready to advise, and some pieces of ID handy, I logged in to Flickr only to be admitted straight off, and couldn't find any way to call up the relevant screen. Eventually, no doubt, the stars will align and I will persuade Flickr that I am over 18.
But while I was there, I checked my profile: I opened my Flickr account in February 2006. Which os surely evidence that I am over 18.
It's irritating, but not impossible. The first time I encountered it, it tool me by surprise, so I just backed off, and did something else. When I had
durham_rambler ready to advise, and some pieces of ID handy, I logged in to Flickr only to be admitted straight off, and couldn't find any way to call up the relevant screen. Eventually, no doubt, the stars will align and I will persuade Flickr that I am over 18.But while I was there, I checked my profile: I opened my Flickr account in February 2006. Which os surely evidence that I am over 18.
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Date: 2026-02-16 05:27 pm (UTC)Your math looks right to me.
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Date: 2026-02-17 10:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-02-17 03:54 am (UTC)I would hope that account age is sufficient evidence, though now that these laws exist, I wouldn't be surprised if a cottage industry of accounts for sale pops up. ("Age-verified Facebook accounts, only £9.99!") This is why we can't have nice things.
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Date: 2026-02-17 10:41 am (UTC)This.