Pons_Aelius

This will just mean that those under 18 will mark their account as 18+ and we are back where we started.

And if it did work, it will allow those adults who want to groom children to easily target them.

I had a lecture on that at university.

A group of students were given a car manual and told to follow the operating instructions in a completely literal manner.

He gave several examples that were pretty funny. The only incident I remember was the instruction to “Remove Handbrake” as part of the staring the car and moving off.

Remove Handbrake…The student pulled out a screw driver and started disassembling the handbrake and removing it from the car.

And it say “Hold your finger” not “Place your finger on the screen.”

I know this is a joke but I have seen designers make these sort of mistakes.

Two perspectives:

The Designer: Make something idiot proof and the universe will create a bigger idiot.

Or

The User: Just because it makes sense to you does not mean it will to anyone else.

Possibly that many here are here for a more text based experience and don’t see it as a problem.