Europe's online age-check drive is a privacy minefield

Europe's online age-check drive is a privacy minefield

Different policy choices by lawmakers and online regulators in the EU and the UK are putting pressure on web users' privacy

Is Age Verification the Future of the Internet?

A new chapter in online regulation is unfolding in the UK, and it’s got the whole internet watching. The country’s sweeping Online Safety Act, rolled out this summer, mandates “age assurance” across platforms like Reddit, YouTube, and Discord. The goal is to shield minors from harmful content, including pornography, pro-anorexia forums, and graphic violence. But the implementation has been… Source