So-called age verification for social media is spreading across the world, framed as an effort to create a safer internet for children. In reality, age verification lays the foundation for a fully government controlled internet.

A blogpost from Mullvad about age verification

  • quick_snail@feddit.nl
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    5 hours ago

    I’m actually surprised that I’ve encountered this (when ending up on a UK exit viewing porn).

    It’s super annoying to have to spend 15 seconds changing the exit on my VPN app and refreshing to make the age verification modal go away