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>OS-based age verification would also have to use a government ID.

Source? Another commenter claims the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416653

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I see no such claim that comment said that the parent verifies the child. That that means that the parent must be verified. I don't see that approach having any chance of succeeding. It would be a much more invasive process to both verify the parent and the relationship with the child.
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