New Age-Verification Laws Spark Privacy and Free Speech Concerns
TL;DR
The UK's new laws requiring websites to verify users' ages through face scans or ID have led to a decrease in traffic on compliant sites, while non-compliant porn sites have experienced a surge in visitors, highlighting unexpected consequences of the regulation.
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- How Tech Is Tackling the New Age-Verification Rules The Wall Street Journal
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- New age-gating laws aimed at making the internet safer actually threaten free speech The Conversation
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