Childproofing the Internet by Wendy M. Grossman

Wendy M. Grossman examines the U.K.'s new Online Safety Act, which forces websites to implement strict age verification measures that threaten privacy, free expression, and small online communities. She warns that such laws, though aimed at protecting children, risk overreach, surveillance, and the fragmentation of the open internet. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/childproofing-the-internet/ About the Author: Wendy M. Grossman is an American freelance writer based in London. She is the founder of Britain's The Skeptic magazine, for which she served as editor from 1987-1989 and 1998-2000. For the last 30 years she has covered computers, freedom, and privacy for publications such as the Guardian, Scientific American, and New Scientist. She is a CSI Fellow. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.