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Hacker News 100 @hn100@social.lansky.name

3/14/2026, 3:40:09 AM

Public

An investigation of the forces behind the age-verification bills

Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47372290

I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills. The answer involves a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it.

# EDIT/UPDATE: # New post and research at...

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