PLEASE JOIN MY STUDIO BASED ON THIS TOPIC ---> https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/51277209/ (IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ) Oh gosh.... Original by @GirlInaHoodie (this is a remixed repost) tap/space ----- (PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING, ITS VERY IMPORTANT) Desc of @GirlInaHoodie Ooookay so um- logged into Scratch this morning and saw this screen- asking for my actual state in the US. I dont know how many people on here know about the AI age verification laws but, holy cow its here... Research it if you dont know about it!!! But here's a quick rundown: So basically, various websites will have an AI bot tracking everything you do and it will decide whether or not you are above or below the age of 18 (legal adult). If it decides you are below that age, it will automatically put restrictions on your account, and you cannot take them off until you give them (typically) some sort of selfie, or your government ID. YT was the first id heard of doing it (which is why im on an indefinite hiatus), so I will use that as an example. Say all you watch on there are cartoons and colorful animations. This could be because you are an adult and just like that stuff (most of which are not on this site, but you get the idea), or maybe you have kids of your own and show them that kind of stuff. The AI bot tracks everything you watch, search, and people you follow/sub to. If it deems you "underage," it then puts restrictions onto your yt account, and the only way to get it back to normal, is to have them SCAN YOUR FACE or you SEND IN A PHOTO OF YOUR GOVERNMENT ID!! DO NOT DO THIS WITH YOUR, OR YOUR PARENT'S ID!!!! This is extremely unsafe for either party!! You don't just give stuff like that out!! There have been MANY cases where this stuff has been leaked and hacked. Emails and stuff are bad enough! DONT GIVE ANYONE THIS INFORMATION! IT'S BASIC INTERNET SAFETY!! EDIT: All of this also means scratch is LEGALLY ALLOWED TO USE OUR ART TO TRAIN AI WITHOUT TELLING US!! Use heavy watermarks or don't post art on Scratch anymore!! Honestly thinking about leaving now bc if I cant use scratch for art, then its pretty much pointless to me ToT All of t, hat being said, if I randomly disappear off of Scratch, this stuff is why. All the age verification stuff makes me *extremely* uneasy- I DO NOT like the idea of an ai bot tracking me and everything I do... This also makes me very very sad bc I do love this site, and many of the people on here.. It's my home and has been the only place ive been able to share my art. It's also been the reason ive grown my art this much. Now I'm not just saying goodbye, I'll still be here for now. But if this goes too far, I will leave. Please spread this around, whether you send someone the project link, or just tell them about it. This could be very dangerous, and I feel that it should be known. (P..S if it didnt ask for your location, it's probably bc your account is not in the US!!) Screenshots are from: https://mitscratch.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/4000219339-privacy-policy I suggest reading it when you get the chance so you are also aware of everything they say. Never have I ever actually read thru the terms and services until now xD :') ----- Please please please educate yourselves on this. Knowledge is power. If you have the knowledge on stuff like this, they cant trick you into losing it all. also sorry for the rushed project lol. I'm working on the art for the raffle winners, as well as some other stuff. Let's hope I'll be here to share it all :') (Check inside the project in case I disappear to my continue to see art) ----- Check out these other projects that talk about this too! They go over some stuff I didnt :)
My desc (@Airisunohana 's desc) UPDATE: I just realized every single time scratch makes changes to their policy they never make us agree to it, just put a notification that it happend, how come now we are forced to agree? ok guys so lowk I'm really shocked abt this!!! Scratch's main users are coders and artists, these but these jobs are slowly being taken by AI and scratch is basscially supporting this whole thing, and they aren't just training AI from artist's projs, they're taking it from everything! Forums, comments, images, etc) Scratch is mainly a website based on creativity, now, just like every other website this so called "creativity" is being taken by AI, again DO NOT under ANY circumstances give scratch your info including age, where you live, country, and stuff like that !! DO NOT VERIFY YOURSELF! do not give any more info to scratch, do not use your parents ID to verify either UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, if you still want to stay in scratch, please lie, and I know its normally a bad thing to lie but this is for general online safety, there's so many kids on this website that could be a victim of this just bc of scratch's new policy! AI is currently destroying EVERYTHING, Roblox is now done. I am so mad right now because of this, and thank you for reading! Please view other projects listed on this topic, which is in the "instructions" desc STAY SAFE! Also, I'll be deleting all my past projects, so if your wondering why its because of this, I recommend to get rid of your projects too because ANYTHING you post or do not post is used to train AI. Its quite disgusting. BUT STILL THANK YOU FOR READING AND PLEASE SHARE THE WORD.
