Proposed age verification laws for accessing adult content online are raising concerns as they could lead users to unregulated platforms hosting harmful content like nonconsensual deepfakes and stolen material. Critics warn that such laws may not effectively prevent minors from accessing explicit material but instead drive them to more dangerous sites, exacerbating cyber risks and potentially marginalizing sex workers. The legislation also poses challenges for platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, which would need to verify user ages and delete accounts of minors without parental consent.
"Under HB 3, apps like Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok would need to verify the ages of users, then delete any accounts for users under 14 when parental consent is not granted." #ethics #law #internet #privacy #cybersec #gov #business #tech #parenting https://t.co/fr2oq9dRFZ
HOLY HELL a new age verification would force platforms to maintain databases of parents'/children's government IDs, face scans etc etc until the child turns 18. ENORMOUS cyber risk. Age verification forces cyber risk already and this makes it worse https://t.co/NDI2OChlXH https://t.co/iNt9SRWxlu
these porn age verification laws are going to push people to sites that are fully unmoderated, are full of nonconsensual porn, and other abuse. they also set up a framework for the further marginalization of SWers on mainstream platforms https://t.co/SXAFUzghfN
New from 404 Media: one of the most overlooked and urgent problems from age verification laws for porn. People will leave Pornhub etc and go to even less regulated sites that are actively harmful (nonconsensual deepfakes, steals OnlyFans content, etc) https://t.co/DyvQPaZ13K https://t.co/LE8AKUbMCi
Age verification laws will not stop kids from seeing porn online. It will just send them to actually harmful sites that host nonconsensual content and promote deepfake porn https://t.co/HlDiIkQp6w
Age verification laws that require a government-issued ID to view adult content are spreading like wildfire across the U.S. These laws aren't just hurting the adult industry, they're making the whole internet more dangerous: https://t.co/gmHXfvVcjw