Age verification laws like the UK’s Online Safety Act are meant to protect children from harmful content, but they also increase the risks of surveillance and an internet that’s not anonymous. But what is age verification, and will it do more harm than good?
TLDR: Kills anonymity.
Builds pedo database… Only those under a certain age are definitely included. Additionally with information if the child already informs themself about abuse or so. Of course, everything is secret and, for security reasons, there is no monitoring of politicians etc.