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Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled (www.cnbc.com)
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New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing laws requiring platforms — including adult content sites, online gaming services, and social media apps — to block underage users, forcing companies to screen everyone who approaches these digital gates.

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[–] doesit@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

In the uk, you have to have your face filmed at different angles with your webcam. Spooky...
Just to be able to access Reddit

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

1000057365

Also fuck reddit and fuck Spez

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I assume you can still use a foreign VPN?

[–] MaXsteri@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, and old.reddit.

If course it goes without saying, Reddit should still be avoided wherever possible.