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[โ€“] Tweak@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago

Never forget that the main age verification method baked into these laws was card transactions. The ID and face scanning technology didn't really exist when the laws were written, so it describes them more generally, but card transactions were the established method of verifying age. The new technology came in as a cheaper option for service providers.

MasterCard and VISA were the primary promoters of these laws. Even with new technology taking some of the share, the laws would still cause an increase in card verifications at a time when many businesses try to minimise the card verifications they do to limit their transaction fees (ie pay MC and VISA less).