Age verification mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and unnecessary. But users aren't powerless! Our resource hub is here to help you challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all—no matter your age. https://www.eff.org/age
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Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “age estimation” methods—before granting them access to certain online content or services. Governments in the U.S. and around the world are increasingly adopting these restrictive measures in the name of protecting children online. But in practice, these systems create dangerous new forms of surveillance, censorship, and exclusion. Technologically, the age verification process can take many forms: collection and analysis of government ID, biometric scans, algorithmic or AI-based behavioral or user monitoring, digital ID, the list goes on. But no matter the method, every system demands users hand over sensitive and immutable personal information that links their offline identity to their online activity. Once that valuable data is collected, it can easily be leaked, hacked, o
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@eff am really sorry.but am very poor man
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It’s almost as if a primary purpose of these laws is to let predatory men have all-powerful internet procurement spotlights to help them find out the name, interests, and exact location of a girl the day she turns 16.
Anyhoo. Probably no harm will come from this. It’s not like there’s a cabal of powerful sexual predators who are going unpunished. Probably no harm will result because this is all definitely meant to protect the 16-year-olds.
@eff Yes we are powerless. Goverments and big tech suddenly decided to lock it down with bullshit excuse of "protecting" children. And they are rolling it out with full force and there is almost nothing we can do about it. This sucks.