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What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance
The literature on harms to kids from online platforms is complex and nuanced, rife with people citing small, ambiguous studies as iron-clad evidence that kids are being destroyed by the internet:
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Society, Policy & CultureSecurity & Privacy2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jun 23, 2026 | What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance by hn_acker | 951 | 506 |
