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Age Verification Rules Risk Blocking Access to Information
Original: When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information
Digital rights advocates are warning that online age verification laws could effectively bar people without government identification from accessing the internet. The Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that requiring ID to enter websites turns age checks into a barrier to information, hitting those without documents hardest. The debate is part of a wider global fight over how to verify age online without undermining privacy and open access.
Why now: Governments in multiple countries are expanding mandatory age verification rules, reigniting debate over privacy and access to information.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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- When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information · Electronic Frontier Foundation
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