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Enacting age verification laws with the purported goals of stopping bots and protecting children reflects “not a lot of deep thinking about the nature of the problem,” and impacts all users’ privacy and free speech, EFF’s @davidgreene told @fastcompany.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91370158/internet-regulation-is-entering-its-hall-pass-era

Internet regulation is entering its hall pass era

Sweeping new age verification laws in the U.K. and U.S. aim to protect children—but critics warn they could undermine privacy, harm vulnerable users, and end the last remnants of online anonymity.

Fast Company