The UK government is playing whack-a-mole with online safety.
Plans to further age-gate the Internet dodges the real issue – the power of Big Tech.
Failing to regulate AI and the age verification industry puts the rights of users in peril.
Read our response ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-harms-millions-could-be-forced-to-use-unregulated-age-verification/
#ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #bigtech #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol #socialmedia
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