Age Verification Chaos: Why These Laws Are Turning the Internet into a Privacy Nightmare
Age verification is spreading like a bad internet meme, creating a mess of rules and invading your privacy while pretending to protect kids. Instead of a safe online environment, these mandates build walls and spy on everyone. Check out EFF’s Age Verification Resource Hub to learn more and fight for digital rights!
Hot Take:
Age verification laws are like that overzealous bouncer at the club who insists on checking your ID even if you’re clearly sporting a few gray hairs. They promise to “protect” but end up snooping, censoring, and complicating our lives online. A tangled web of rules was not what we ordered when we asked for a safer internet!
Key Points:
- Age verification laws aim to shield children but end up risking everyone’s privacy and rights.
- The EFF has launched a resource hub to combat these intrusive mandates.
- Current laws collect sensitive data and create barriers to accessing online content.
- More than half of U.S. states and other countries are enforcing these age-gating laws.
- EFF advocates for comprehensive federal privacy laws instead of these flawed systems.
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