
"In the offline world, age verification is often as simple as flashing a cashier your driver's license to buy a pack of beer, or an adult magazine (for whoever still does this kind of thing). Advocates for stronger barriers preventing children from accessing online porn have long argued for an equivalent on the internet: online age verification. The idea comes with different challenges than those that exist in the physical world, like the possibility of that information getting hacked,"
"Still, activists and many legislators continued to focus efforts on porn sites and other platforms they believed stood to bear the most harm to kids and teens, or expose them to the very things the local corner store would have barred them from accessing. Last year, the Supreme Court cracked open the door to some versions of this age verification on the internet."
Age verification offline is often done by showing a driver's license at purchase points like stores. Advocates seek an equivalent online to prevent children from accessing pornography and other adult content. Online verification faces technical and privacy challenges, including risks of sensitive verification data being hacked and chilling access to lawful speech. A 2004 Supreme Court ruling in Ashcroft v. ACLU held that mandatory site-by-site verification could not be required because less burdensome options had not been proven ineffective. Activists and legislators continued focusing on high-risk platforms. Recent Supreme Court developments have begun to permit some forms of online age verification under changed legal standards.
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