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UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn
UK civil liberties groups, browser makers, VPN providers, and Tor oppose new age checks enabled by the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, warning they would force universal age verification, weaken privacy, and create fresh security risks. They point to easily bypassed checks under the Online Safety Act and argue that data-hungry business models are the underlying problem.
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