It still didn't come to me but I won't use any feature or service locked behind a face scan or government issued ID document being provided, unless it's a bank I use or my country's government website.

Or I will provide a fake ID if I can make it work, but generally speaking I'd rather just not use that feature or service.

If this is what the internet is coming to, I want no part of it.

What the fuck, id check on a classifieds site? There are fake photo-of-id generators online if you're not afraid to submit that. But it's crazy that something like that is checked at all.

Since you’re already familiar with the Fediverse, you may be interested in Flohmarkt. It can serve as an alternative to those marketplaces.

Edit: updated the link to the list of instances.

For me, US specific sites are tricky. As in, if you are overseas, you cannot access them due to security reasons. For example; DMV sites. You need to use a VPN and choose a US server to access. Those sites usually always have ID verifications... and theres no way around them

I dont use services you listed, but i face similar ID verifications on similar sites. What i did: switch VPN to another countries. Sometimes it works though.

I can totally see sites wanting to identify sellers.
Scams would be way too easy and common without it.

You can censor all data you haven't already given them. In the EU it's actually required to accept this.

I mean considering merchants generally need to identify themselves for tax purposes, it makes sense. Does your country and the local marketplace allow you to see up an LLC and use that identity?