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EFF Warns Age Verification Laws Could Cut Millions Off the Internet

Original: When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information | Electronic Frontier Foundation http

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a new piece arguing that mandatory age verification requirements effectively exclude anyone without government-issued identification from accessing the open internet. The group contends such laws restrict the right to access information, hitting hardest those least able to obtain ID, and urges lawmakers to weigh the privacy and access costs of online age checks.

Why now: Renewed debate over age verification mandates for websites and their impact on privacy and access

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• When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information | Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/when -no-id-means-no-internet-age-verification-and-right-access-information # Internet # Privacy · WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 23

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