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Age Verification Laws Risk Cutting People Off the Internet
Original: When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is warning that online age verification requirements effectively become 'no ID, no internet' rules, since many people lack government identification and verification systems create privacy risks. The group argues such mandates infringe on the right to access information, as websites may block users from entire regions rather than comply, and is urging policymakers to weigh the consequences for free expression and open access.
Why now: Age verification mandates are spreading across jurisdictions, and digital rights groups are pushing back over privacy and access concerns
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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- When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information · Electronic Frontier Foundation
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