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Age Verification Rules Could Cut Off Anonymous Internet Access
Original: When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is warning that mandatory age verification systems could effectively bar people without government ID from accessing the internet. The group argues such requirements undermine the right to access information and threaten anonymity online, raising concerns as more countries move to impose identity checks for content considered harmful to minors.
Why now: Governments worldwide are advancing age verification laws, making digital rights groups speak out
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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