Age Verification Goes Global: UK, Florida, and the Surveillance Future

The UK is following Australia's social media ban for kids, but Florida just took it to another level with TWO separate bills targeting app stores AND AI chatbots. These laws would require age verification for nearly every app, building surveillance infrastructure that affects everyone, not just children. Here's what's happening, why the 'protect the children' framing is covering for mass surveillance, and what you can do to push back.

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