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Thinking about this in terms of HN, how does a site like this even exist in this world? How could anyone without the resources to hire a team of ID checkers possibly run a forum? Pretty much everything I enjoy about the internet would be gone.

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Skimming the bill, nonprofits are not covered platforms, so while HN specifically probably wouldn't be excluded, most similar forums probably would. That said, HN doesn't have features meant to be addictive like infinite scroll, rewards for time spent on the platform, or even notifications, and doesn't have individual specific advertisements, or ads for drugs, gambling, etc. So it likely wouldn't have an issue anyway.

Also:

> Nothing in this title, including a determination described in subsection (b), shall be construed to require—

> (1) the affirmative collection of any personal data with respect to the age of users that a covered platform is not already collecting in the normal course of business; or

> (2) a covered platform to implement an age gating or age verification functionality

So it literally says nothing in the title should be construed as suggesting sites need to check ID.

They'll use an ID service. It'll be like google auth. We'll all be worse off for it

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