The uk’s new online age verification system has an unintended consequence

What’s the fuss about? It’s the landmark UK legislation, passed by the previous Conservative government in 2023 – with very broad cross-party support – that aims to protect users, especially children,

Have you seen anything online that’s made you feel worried?” This is the question Paula*, a leading child psychologist who’d rather not be named, always asks when she first sees children. A few years

I suppose I should be pleased that the mainstream media has finally caught up with some of the observations I’ve been making about AI for years. Their stories are both late breaking and panic-stricken

Rinsing the dishes, I stood at the sink and laughed as my 12-year-old daughter, Ava, held up her phone. ‘Look at the camera, Mum!’ she grinned before showing me the video she’d just taken using a sill

IS TECHNOLOGY KEEPING US

What are they? Google-owned YouTube has started asking users in the US to prove their age before allowing them to watch certain video content. It’s not just a basic ‘click to confirm’ pop-up, either.