Growing Global Drive for Internet Age Verification Threatens Privacy and Free Speech (eff.org)

• Australia: complete social media ban for under-16s; Reddit challenging constitutionally.
• EU: age verification via Digital Identity Wallet; Parliament proposed minimum age 16.
• Critics: mandatory age checks force all users to upload sensitive personal data.

"Governments worldwide are enacting laws requiring online age verification. Australia, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, and the EU have implemented or proposed measures. Critics argue these laws force all users to upload personal data, restrict youth access to information, and infringe on privacy and free expression."