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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 4 MIN

No. 22: Age verification and military AI contracts are the same lobbying strategy

from The Pattern · host Mike Litman

Culture Pulse: 78. John Galliano at Zara, Meta's age verification vendor ties, Pentagon's Anthropic supply chain risk. When platforms push regulation, they're selling the compliance infrastructure. The Pattern, 18/3/26 Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-03-18.html

Culture Pulse: 78. John Galliano at Zara, Meta's age verification vendor ties, Pentagon's Anthropic supply chain risk. When platforms push regulation, they're selling the compliance infrastructure. The Pattern, 18/3/26 Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-03-18.html

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Culture Pulse: 78. John Galliano at Zara, Meta's age verification vendor ties, Pentagon's Anthropic supply chain risk. When platforms push regulation, they're selling the compliance infrastructure. The Pattern, 18/3/26 Read the full edition:...

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