The UK government risks creating a new layer of digital infrastructure that concentrates power over identity, biometrics and access to public life in the hands of private companies.
Age gating VPNs, AI Chat bots, or features like infinitive scrolling would expand the reach of age verification.
#ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #bigtech #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol #vpn #socialmedia
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