Age verification is coming for the internet — and it’s already raising red flags

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and ...
The Verge

Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On July 25th, the UK became one of the first ...
Reason

Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet Age-Verification Mandates

Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That's just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to ...
CNBC

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo New U.S laws designed for online child safety are pulling millions of adult Americans into ...
Mashable

Porn censorship is going to destroy the entire internet

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; bymuratdeniz / E+ / Artur Debat / Moment Open / Getty Images Accessing porn — and the entire internet — has radically changed. In June, the Supreme Court ...
Wired

Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet

But as countries that have long claimed to champion the open internet and access to information, like the United States, begin considering or adopting age verification laws meant to protect children, ...
Wired

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
Engadget

The year age verification laws came for the open internet

Chris Fields, CMO of AI-powered age verification start-up Yoti, giving a demonstration of the company's age verification technology at their offices in London. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty ...