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Visitor to UK shocked by constant ID checks and cookie prompts
Original: I did not anticipate, in visiting the UK here in 2026, that by _far_ the internet content I would be seeing most is ever
An American visitor travelling in the UK in 2026 says the most striking feature of the British internet is the sheer volume of cookie consent requests and demands for government ID to view content, which he calls extreme overreach. The complaints point to the Online Safety Act, which requires sites to verify users' ages, and many online are debating whether the rules have gone too far.
Why now: The UK's Online Safety Act age-verification rules are prompting widespread complaints about privacy and overreach.
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- I did not anticipate, in visiting the UK here in 2026, that by _far_ the internet content I would be seeing most is every website asking for cookie consent and photos of my govt ID at _every_ turn. It's nuts. Such extreme overreach. # onlinesafetyact # overreach # internet #… · blakespot@oldbytes.space · 12
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