(27-07-2025 16:11 )skully Wrote:  The fact is, adult verification won't work, ever, not in any real sense at least. The youngest kids shouldn't be using the internet, the older ones should live in households where parents should not only be watching what they view, but should have already existing filters in place (ISP adult filters should be opt out and on as default, and parents not protecting their little Timmy's should be held accountable). The older kids (teens), well they are savvy enough now to know what they need to do to view porn, that will never not be a thing, thinking this safety act will stop that is delusional. Let's remember that this really isn't about protecting kids, they still haven't got rid of easily accessible illegal content, this is about control. Lazy parents and the protect the kids brigade have made us less safe online. Due to them, governments are doing their best to ruin the internet.
It's not scaremongering to say that this is just the start, if people don't fight now, they'll force VPN's to store and share data, they'll have so much stuff stored about us that data breaches will ruin peoples lives more than they already do, whether it be identity theft, or fraud, or even blackmail, those things will increase and be harder to combat.

The fact that sites have to put AV in place is not their fault, but I see it hitting places it shouldn't and I think it risks going way too far. It's a mistake.