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UK Online Safety Bill Will Mandate Dangerous Age Verification for Much of the Web (www.eff.org)
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[–] wmassingham@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

sites will have to verify the age of visitors, either by asking for government-issued documents or using biometric data, such as face scans, to estimate their age

Yeah, most sites are just going to block UK users. Dealing with personal data like that is a nightmare.