The UK’s Online Safety Act is rapidly being implemented, raising concerns about age verification on the internet. In Florida, a federal judge intervened, blocking a law banning social media accounts for those under 14, noting its likely unconstitutional nature. Critics argue that such legislation often encroaches on privacy, suggesting that age verification requires sensitive personal information. The consequences of linking online identities to real-world identification have sparked fears about increased surveillance and control over free speech, challenging the balance between protecting children and preserving anonymity online.
The only way to truly identify a person's age is to require personally identifying information in the form of photos, videos, or government-issued IDs. We're seeing this happen at a terrifying pace in the US right now, and there are very serious consequences to attaching your online profiles to personally identifying information.
No, because we don't live in a world where anyone proposing this type of legislation cares about protecting children. Every single one of these proposals is nothing but a power grab that will be used to further eliminate privacy and control free speech.
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