• @[email protected]
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    301 year ago

    I think these social networks know with a high degree of accuracy how old a given user is. They have a ton of data points about each user, and not all of them collected directly from the user interacting specifically with the site/app.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      I wouldn’t want to rely on that, they’re already fucking all kinds of automatic checkups

      Also, shared devices etc

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Out of all likely methods, this is probably the most reliable. The accuracy of this data underpins the entire value of these social networks (advertising companies).

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          I’m not arguing that it’s not the best option but rather even that has issues and imo we shouldn’t go down that road

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            I’m mostly saying that companies pretending they don’t know which users are children is almost entirely bullshit.

        • @FishFace
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          11 year ago

          The consequences of 5% inaccuracy with your targeted advertising are a bit different than with your bans!

    • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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      51 year ago

      Absolutely true.

      When I was in the ad buying space in 2010, I was able to segment audiences based on surface level things like demographic. But also more granular things like if they own a grill, or if they are buying swimming pool equipment. Those two data points clearly point to a certain age group.

      I’m sure today, ad companies can do even more extrapolation.