Policy · 2h ago
Age Verification Laws Threaten Online Privacy, Warns New Essay
A new essay argues that age verification mandates for websites are creating a 'papers, please' internet that erodes privacy. The piece warns that such laws force users to surrender ID to access content, enabling surveillance. It highlights the tension between child safety goals and fundamental privacy rights.
Meridian48 take
The essay rightly flags how well-intentioned age checks can become a trojan horse for mass identity tracking, but it underplays the political momentum behind these laws.
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