Age verification is coming for the internet — and it’s already raising red flags

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and ...
The Verge

Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On July 25th, the UK became one of the first ...
New York Magazine

Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet

In July, the United Kingdom began implementing major parts of the Online Safety Act, a law that, in the government’s words, “protects children and adults online” by putting “a range of new duties on ...
Mashable

Porn censorship is going to destroy the entire internet

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; bymuratdeniz / E+ / Artur Debat / Moment Open / Getty Images Accessing porn — and the entire internet — has radically changed. In June, the Supreme Court ...
Reason

Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet Age-Verification Mandates

Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That's just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to ...
The Verge

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. The bill (AB 105) would’ve ...
The New York Times

Age-Gating the Internet + Cloudflare Takes On A.I. Scrapers + HatGPT

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