"Back in 2018, two years after the UK government decided to implement mandatory hard age gates on adult websites, it floated an idea called the "porn pass." The porn pass was a physical card you'd buy by handing over your ID to a brick-and-mortar shop attendant. It would contain authentication information that would act as a low-tech anonymization system, letting you verify you were over 18 years old online without entering personal details."
"But the age verification wars were just beginning, and this year proponents have been chalking up win after win. The UK's Online Safety Act now mandates age-gating on much of social media in addition to porn sites. The EU and Australia are currently trialing age verification measures and they're hotly debated in other countries, including Canada. The US Supreme Court has overturned a decades-old precedent by greenlighting adult content age verification and at least temporarily allowing such requirements for social media. Critics who warned of threats to privacy and"
Mandatory age verification proposals reemerged after the UK floated a "porn pass" in 2018 and later scrapped the plan in 2019. The porn pass required buying a physical card in a shop by handing over ID and storing authentication to prove users were over 18 without entering personal details. Early proposals exposed tensions between enforcement and privacy and showed how difficult balancing access restrictions and anonymity can be. The UK's Online Safety Act now mandates age-gating on much social media. The EU and Australia are trialing measures, Canada is debating them, and the US Supreme Court has greenlit age verification for adult content. Critics warned of threats to privacy.
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