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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2025 · 52 MIN

Internet Age Verification: Saving the Children or Privacy Eliminating Trojan

from The Dark Assassins Podcast · host Dark Assassins Inc.

Age verification laws are less about protecting minors and more about creating comprehensive surveillance infrastructure that threatens everyone's digital privacy. They are often marketed with the stereotypical “think of the children” argument to goad people into believing that there aren’t any ulterior motives to their request. In this episode, we look at exactly why age verification laws for websites are a bad idea and are just asking for large-scale cybersecurity incidents and highly sensitive data leaks to happen. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.theverge.com/analysis/715767/online-age-verification-not-ready Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

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