Reddit banned. Spotify gated. YouTube scanning your history. 24 U.S. states force ID uploads. Age verification isn’t about kids, it’s about control.
Reddit threads like r/stopsmoking and r/IsraelCrimes are now blocked in the UK. Spotify, dating apps, even Discord face sweeping age checks. “The rollout of the Online Safety Act has shown just how disastrous this type of regulation can be,” said …