Online age verification could create more problems than it solves

Perspective: Now is the time for Congress to protect children from porn

In the Paxton ruling on porn and age verification, the Supreme Court paved the way for Congress to protect all children from porn.

Online age verification could create more problems than it solves

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, Cato Institute fellow argues that age verification creates more problems than it solves.

Michael Geist: Children accessing porn is a problem, but government-approved age verification technologies are not the answer

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Risky Business: The Legal and Privacy Concerns of Mandatory Age Verification Technologies - Michael Geist

When the intersection of law and technology presents seemingly intractable new challenges, policy makers often bet on technology itself to solve the problem. Whether countering copyright infringement with digital locks, limiting access to unregulated services with website blocking, or deploying artificial intelligence to facilitate content moderation, there is a recurring hope the answer to the policy dilemma lies in better technology. While tec…