EFF: Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why- <... 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.”>

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