I've seen a lot of negative commentary about the UK Online Safety Act, and the recent age-gating that has come into force.
I suspect that a lot of this is coming from Americans who bridle at anything that impinges on their freedom - gun laws, seatbelts, vaccine mandates. (Low blow, I know. Their attitude is right for their society.)
On balance, I support age-gating. It's not perfect, but what is? And age-detection technology is going to get better and better.
David Njoku
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2025-08-03 19:23:32 UTC
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