Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to support @eff.org, who have been leading the fight against the horrible practice for years: www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
September 25, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to support @eff.org, who have been leading the fight against the horrible practice for years: www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
I wrote about how the UK's age-gating debacle is coming to America — and what we could do differently www.platformer.news/age-assuranc...
July 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I wrote about how the UK's age-gating debacle is coming to America — and what we could do differently www.platformer.news/age-assuranc...
Instead of age gating porn on the internet we need to be age gating anarcho-primitivist propaganda.
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August 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Instead of age gating porn on the internet we need to be age gating anarcho-primitivist propaganda.
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
how in the fuck does the stand-alone grok app — which sounds orders of magnitude worse than the twitter version — not require age-gating from either app store
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
how in the fuck does the stand-alone grok app — which sounds orders of magnitude worse than the twitter version — not require age-gating from either app store
BREAKING: Boston City Council just unanimously passed a resolution condemning dangerous age verification and censorship laws, including the proposals put forward by @massgovernor.bsky.social and the MA House.
Backlash to age gating social media is growing!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-05...
Backlash to age gating social media is growing!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-05...
NEW: Boston City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Opposing Online Censorship and Age Verification Bills, Cites Harms to LGBTQ+ Lifesaving Online Resources
BOSTON, May 13, 2026 — TODAY, Boston City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution condemning dangerous and misguided censorship and age verification legislation, including the controversial pr...
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May 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Boston City Council just unanimously passed a resolution condemning dangerous age verification and censorship laws, including the proposals put forward by @massgovernor.bsky.social and the MA House.
Backlash to age gating social media is growing!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-05...
Backlash to age gating social media is growing!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-05...
"Bro please I need you to give ID,like just once,ok maybe twice ok maybe a third just Incase,what NSFW is a huge umbrella term not just porn and we are probably age gating important information and fracturing communities, well yes but I am just a little guy"
Type response on discords twitter.
Type response on discords twitter.
September 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"Bro please I need you to give ID,like just once,ok maybe twice ok maybe a third just Incase,what NSFW is a huge umbrella term not just porn and we are probably age gating important information and fracturing communities, well yes but I am just a little guy"
Type response on discords twitter.
Type response on discords twitter.
Wait... Did the companies want age gating so they could show Vice Ads?
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September 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Wait... Did the companies want age gating so they could show Vice Ads?
Remember, hit www.eff.org/age for a full set of resources about age verification: Why it doesn't (and can't) work, why it hurts everyone's privacy — including kids, and what we can all do to push back.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag...
www.eff.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Remember, hit www.eff.org/age for a full set of resources about age verification: Why it doesn't (and can't) work, why it hurts everyone's privacy — including kids, and what we can all do to push back.
Age verification mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and unnecessary. But users aren't powerless! Our resource hub is here to help you challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all—no matter your age. www.eff.org/age
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
May 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Age verification mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and unnecessary. But users aren't powerless! Our resource hub is here to help you challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all—no matter your age. www.eff.org/age
“While estimating age based on user behavior is less invasive than requiring users to upload photos, credit card information or a state-issued ID, age-gating the internet creates dangerous new forms of surveillance, censorship, and exclusion,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @cnet.com.
Discord Introduces Alternative Age Verification Tools After Pushback - CNET
Teenage users have options, but some appear safer than others. We pick the best options.
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September 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
“While estimating age based on user behavior is less invasive than requiring users to upload photos, credit card information or a state-issued ID, age-gating the internet creates dangerous new forms of surveillance, censorship, and exclusion,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @cnet.com.
Wisconsin narrowly avoided passing a VPN ban with its controversial age verification bill, while Michigan’s proposed total VPN ban—part of yet another moralizing age-gating bill—remains in play. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
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September 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Wisconsin narrowly avoided passing a VPN ban with its controversial age verification bill, while Michigan’s proposed total VPN ban—part of yet another moralizing age-gating bill—remains in play. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
The UK seriously considered a VPN ban, keeping the possibility open of restricting VPN use to bypass age-gating. Australia flirted with “closing the VPN loophole,” as thousands of young people circumvented the world’s first social media ban for youth under 16.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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Australia’s age verification rules: Is a VPN ban on the horizon?
Australians are turning to VPNs as a way to maintain online privacy following the rollout of strict new age-gating laws.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The UK seriously considered a VPN ban, keeping the possibility open of restricting VPN use to bypass age-gating. Australia flirted with “closing the VPN loophole,” as thousands of young people circumvented the world’s first social media ban for youth under 16.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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We’d like to thank the Manushya Foundation for issuing this awesome statement against age-gating: www.manushyafoundation.org/manushya-s-....
Manushya’s statement on Age gating | Manushya Foundation
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November 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We’d like to thank the Manushya Foundation for issuing this awesome statement against age-gating: www.manushyafoundation.org/manushya-s-....
Check out our latest blog post on Age Assurance, Content Gating, and Safety in VRChat.
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Update: Age Assurance, Content Gating, and Safety Improvements in VRChat — VRChat
As always, we've been getting a lot of questions about Age Verification and Content Gating, and the answers floating around right now are all over the place. The last time we gave you an update was ...
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June 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Check out our latest blog post on Age Assurance, Content Gating, and Safety in VRChat.
hello.vrchat.com/blog/june-20...
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YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
The game’s developer had weighed in on the issue.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
apparently YouTube is auto age-gating videos. we picked a great week to launch a doc featuring several references to "Hitler's Penis"
September 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
apparently YouTube is auto age-gating videos. we picked a great week to launch a doc featuring several references to "Hitler's Penis"
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.
We here in the indie porn game sector have the perfect age-gating system.
Zip files.
Zip files.
July 8, 2025 at 5:50 AM
We here in the indie porn game sector have the perfect age-gating system.
Zip files.
Zip files.
California enacts its own internet age-gating law
California enacts its own internet age-gating law
This one has Google on board.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
California enacts its own internet age-gating law
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I remain convinced that age-gating social media is largely an effort to keep kids straight, cis and apolitical.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
#waleg: the House still hasn't voted on HB 1834, which would require age verification for access to "addictive feeds" on social networks.
UPDATE 2/16: THEY ARE PULLING THE BILL AND WON'T TRY TO PASS IT THIS SESSION! WE WIN! THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR ACTIVISM!
UPDATE 2/16: THEY ARE PULLING THE BILL AND WON'T TRY TO PASS IT THIS SESSION! WE WIN! THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR ACTIVISM!
Oppose HB 1834 (new action): Keep the pressure on the House: NO to online ID checks and biometric scans
HB 1834's age-gating requirements are a huge privacy risk – and harmful to LGBTQ+, low-income, unhoused, and undocumented people. There's still a chance the House might pass this bad bill before the T...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I remain convinced that age-gating social media is largely an effort to keep kids straight, cis and apolitical.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Don’t believe it? Learn more here: EFF.org/Age
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Don’t believe it? Learn more here: EFF.org/Age
California legislators have backed down from a plan to expand age-gating to web browsers and websites under AB 1856. Because of this critical change and new protections for open-source developers, EFF has removed our opposition to the bill. Read our full update: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, privacy and
www.eff.org
July 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
California legislators have backed down from a plan to expand age-gating to web browsers and websites under AB 1856. Because of this critical change and new protections for open-source developers, EFF has removed our opposition to the bill. Read our full update: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US
Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US
The age of internet verification is approaching.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US