[1/2] https://theintercept.com/2026/06/28/age-verification-privacy-surveillance-journalists-whistleblowers/
"Age verification" requirements threaten to identify whistleblowers. They generally require that all users of a site prove their identities, or present video selfies which governments could use to identify them. Any attempt by a whistleblower to contact a reporter through a site that does age verification is likely to enable tyrannical rulers to identify per and crush per. This will
Richard Stallman
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