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"It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to
upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states
and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can
create a social media account.
Age-verification laws may sound straightforward to some: protect young people
online by making everyone prove their age. But in reality, these mandates force
users into one of two flawed systems—mandatory ID checks or biometric scans—and
both are deeply discriminatory. These proposals burden everyone’s right to
speak and access information online, and structurally excludes the very people
who rely on the internet most. In short, although these laws are often passed
with the intention to protect children from harm, the reality is that these
laws harm both adults and children.
Here’s who gets hurt, and how"
Via Seph.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
