The very idea of "age-gating the Internet", per the #Tories' #OnlineSafetyBill, is an assault on free expression hidden behind the age-old reactionary canard of "think of the children".

They tried it with the failed "#PornBlock", and now it's back in expanded form.

The Internet was never designed to be a playground and children should not be being let loose on it. Parents should be expected to use widely-available parental controls and app/web filters to restrict content instead.
#BlockTheBill

Age Verification is dead – for now https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2019/age-verification-is-dead-for-now #AgeVerification #pornblock

Les amateurs anglais de porno éviteront la vérification d’âge... grâce à l’Europe (ou: le retard du Brexit au secours de la vie privée)
https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/20190620.OBS14677/les-amateurs-anglais-de-porno-eviteront-la-verification-d-age-grace-a-l-europe.html #privacy #pornblock

Blighty's online pr0n gatekeepers are begging for a regulatory beating, says digital rights org https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/17/uk_p0rn_gatekeepers_beg_for_regulatory_beating/ #pornblock #ageverification