State-Level Age Verification Laws

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ʜɪɢʜꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛᴇᴀ 25 Aug @ 3:11pm

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-declines-now-block-mississippi-social-media-age-check-law-2025-08-14/
Its honestly horrifying that States are passing forced Age Verification laws now and the KOSA or SCREEN Act hasn't even been passed yet in Congress.

https://betanews.com/2025/08/25/uk-online-safety-act-sparks-greater-privacy-awareness/
UK’s Online Safety Act is stirring controversy but it’s also making people wake up to privacy. Searches for VPNs, Tor, “Have I Been Pwned,” and password changes are spiking.

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Christian 25 Aug @ 3:12pm

This is 2 week old bait

Arvaos 25 Aug @ 3:13pm

The UK was the pilot.

This was always on the cards.

Uncle Sam 25 Aug @ 3:50pm

Originally posted by ʜɪɢʜꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛᴇᴀ:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-declines-now-block-mississippi-social-media-age-check-law-2025-08-14/
Its honestly horrifying that States are passing forced Age Verification laws now and the KOSA or SCREEN Act hasn't even been passed yet in Congress.

https://betanews.com/2025/08/25/uk-online-safety-act-sparks-greater-privacy-awareness/
UK’s Online Safety Act is stirring controversy but it’s also making people wake up to privacy. Searches for VPNs, Tor, “Have I Been Pwned,” and password changes are spiking.

So Palantir and similar folks with lobbyist are still trying to make it into a law, huh?

ʜɪɢʜꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛᴇᴀ 25 Aug @ 3:54pm

Originally posted by Uncle Sam:
Originally posted by ʜɪɢʜꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛᴇᴀ:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-declines-now-block-mississippi-social-media-age-check-law-2025-08-14/
Its honestly horrifying that States are passing forced Age Verification laws now and the KOSA or SCREEN Act hasn't even been passed yet in Congress.

https://betanews.com/2025/08/25/uk-online-safety-act-sparks-greater-privacy-awareness/
UK’s Online Safety Act is stirring controversy but it’s also making people wake up to privacy. Searches for VPNs, Tor, “Have I Been Pwned,” and password changes are spiking.
So Palantir and similar folks with lobbyist are still trying to make it into a law, huh?

we’re all just NPCs in their simulation.