Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person
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@eff Sadly, the people who need to hear this concept articulated to them are nowhere near tech savvy enough to use websites other than Facebook and YouTube, and consider "names and passwords" to be pointless inconveniences who's purpose they don't understand.
The useful idiots are a threat.