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Jimmy Wales renews criticism of surveillance-style age checks
Key takeaways
- The law is now being judged by whether platforms can keep under-16 users off covered services, not by whether Parliament passed it.
- Reporting on X shows the enforcement debate has shifted from abstract compliance claims to concrete evidence of harmful underage access.
- Criticism of intrusive age checks is becoming part of the next policy phase, alongside possible rule changes and continuing legal pressure.
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