Why a proposed bill aiming to prevent kids from accessing porn sites is raising privacy concerns

An independent senator is sponsoring a law that would required porn websites to implement some kind of age verification mechanism to protect minors from exposure to online pornography. Critics say that would be ineffective and would raise significant privacy and freedom of expression issues.

Why a proposed bill aiming to prevent kids from accessing porn sites is raising privacy concerns
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An independent senator is sponsoring a law that would required porn websites to implement some kind of age verification mechanism to protect minors from exposure to online pornography. Critics say that would be ineffective and would raise significant privacy and freedom of expression issues.