The UK is already pushing this: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-bill-supporting-documents/online-safety-bill-factsheet https://www.gov

The UK is already pushing this: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-bill-supporting-documents/online-safety-bill-factsheet https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-bil... "Requiring Category 1 services to ensure adult users are given the option to verify their identity, and tools to have more control over the legal content that they see and who they interact with — this would include providing adults with the option not to interact with unverified users." What starts as 'an option to verify their identity' will soon become 'must verify their identity'. Authorities in Australia have already arrested people for online opposition to COVID lockdowns: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54007824 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54007824