On the W3C blog, @seth wrote about "Age-restrictions on the web and user privacy and safety"

"A few of the unintended consequences that we are collectively grappling with are privacy violations, gatekeeping, fragmentation, data breaches, anonymity violations, and increased phishing risk...

In many cases, the issues appear to be more than age-based, they are safety-based, privacy-based" Read more including about the new Community Group at: https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/age-restrictions-on-the-web-and-user-privacy-and-safety/ #AgeVerification #WebStandards