If you’re feeling overwhelmed by this onslaught of laws and the invasive technologies behind them, you’re not alone. It’s a lot. But understanding how these mandates work and who they harm is critical to keeping yourself and your loved ones safe online. Age verification is lurking around every corner these days, so we must fight back to protect the internet that we know and love.
That’s why today, we’re launching EFF’s Age Verification Resource Hub: a one-stop shop to understand what these laws actually do, what’s at stake, why EFF opposes all forms of age verification, how to protect yourself, and how to join the fight for a free, open, private, and yes—safe—internet.
“Age Verification” is just another form of censorship that the “religious right” are trying to use to censor the freedoms of US citizens. They have failed time and time again in making adult content illegal. This has been going on since the 80’s. It’s been a huge battle. The Meese Report has almost 2000 pages of this agenda. This is just one more way that they are trying to remove your First Amendment right, and force people to comply with their religion.
Yes, I know. I post most of these articles. The issue was with generalizing Christians as child molesters.
Edit: I’m Canadian. Technically, the first amendment to our constitution was forcing the Hudson’s Bay Company to give us Rupert’s Land.