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EFF Warns Age Verification Laws Could Cut Off Internet Access

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 piece arguing that mandatory age verification requirements effectively turn lack of identification into lack of internet access. The group contends that requiring users to prove their age with ID before browsing threatens the right to access information and disproportionately affects people without government documents. Critics of verification mandates say privacy risks and exclusion outweigh child safety goals.

Why now: Ongoing debate over age verification laws and their privacy and access implications is driving attention to the EFF's argument.

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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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