EFF: Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person <... age verification also imposes barriers to remaining anonymous that don't typically exist in-person. Anonymity can be essential for those wishing to access sensitive, personal, or stigmatized content online. And users have a right to anonymity, which is “an aspect of the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment.”> #ageverification #censorship #privacy #politics