Age assurance legislation proves contentious and confusing to advocates

Efforts by governments around the anglosphere to put age assurance barriers between children and age-restricted content are not sufficiently targeted and will have unintended consequences, privacy advocates warn.

Witnesses testifying at a Canadian parliamentary hearing told committee members that the Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act introduced by Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne could end up restricting access to platforms that do not share pornography, including Netflix, CTV News reports.

The bill does not mandate a mechanism for age …

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