Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for

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Claim Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for
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Generated 2026-07-09 13:00

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KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their most-criticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns anonymous browsing into identified browsing for all of us, argues Billions CEO Evin McMullen.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on July 9, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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