The Anonymous Internet Is Quietly Dying As The FTC Opens The Door And States Push Their Own Age-Verification Laws

FTC issues COPPA policy statement to incentivize the use of age verification technologies to protect children online: https://t.co/dHEycROeEK /1 — FTC (@FTC) February 25, 2026 The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement today announcing that the Commission will not bring an enforcement action under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) against certain …

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