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Age verification rules criticised as disguised surveillance

Original: Internet Age Verification = Surveillance under the logic of "protecting children". (Rules are often disguised for one re

Critics argue that online age verification requirements, framed by governments as a way of protecting children, amount in practice to mass surveillance of internet users. The concern is that such rules are justified publicly for one reason while serving other purposes known mainly to those who create them. The debate reflects wider unease about privacy, identity checks and state control of online access.

Why now: Age verification laws are being introduced or debated in multiple countries, renewing privacy and surveillance concerns.

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• Internet Age Verification = Surveillance under the logic of "protecting children". (Rules are often disguised for one reason but are created for another reason only the rule-makers know / plan.) # Internet # AgeVerification # Surveillance · collective_truth · 3

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