Age verification laws as a step toward mandatory real-name speech attribution
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The article argues that age verification regulations being introduced in US states, European countries, and Australia are not genuinely about protecting children, but rather serve as a precursor to forcing attribution of speech to real identities. The author contends that law enforcement needs to know both "what happened" and "who did it" to take meaningful action, and age verification is a step toward making all online speech traceable to real individuals. The piece is presented as an opinion/analysis piece warning about the implications of such regulations for free speech and anonymity online.
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· 3 pulledAge verification is just a precursor to attribution of speech, particularly attributing your words to your real identity.
This is the state's dream; your words, undeniably tied to your real life identity.
Law enforcement generally needs two things to take meaningful action: What happened? and Who did it?
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