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First Porn, Now Skin Cream? ‘Age Verification’ Bills Are Out Of Control
I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the …
What started as a misguided attempt to protect minors from “explicit” content online has spiraled into a tangled mess of privacy-invasive surveillance schemes affecting skincare products, dating apps, and even diet pills, threatening everyone’s right to privacy. While the bill’s intention is to protect young people from potentially harmful dieting products, it misses the mark by overlooking the massive privacy risks associated with the age verification process for everyone else. Rather than focusing on restrictive age verification systems, lawmakers should explore better, less invasive ways to protect everyone online —methods that don’t place the entire burden of risk on individuals or threaten their fundamental rights.
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