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The EU's Digital Services Act and Britain's Online Safety Bill require age verification - a way of changing a user's internet experience according to their age - in order to stop targeted advertising for young people and block their access to adult and other content deemed harmful to minors. At the same time, some large tech companies have introduced age verification measures, partly to ensure young children cannot open social media accounts.
At the same time, some large tech companies have introduced age verification measures, partly to ensure young children cannot open social media accounts. While children's safety campaigners broadly welcome such laws and safeguards, data experts warn that age verification and other forms of identity checking threaten the privacy of internet users of all ages through data gathering, storage or possible leaks.