> It sounds like you are envisioning age verification that involves just two parties: the user and the site that they need to prove their age to. ... Those issu

> It sounds like you are envisioning age verification that involves just two parties: the user and the site that they need to prove their age to. ... Those issues can be fixed by using a three party system. Okay. That sounds promising. However the method of collecting childrens' private data isn't what makes these laws unconstitutional. It's a government erecting broad, restrictive barriers to speech. ref: https://reason.com/2023/09/19/federal-judge-blocks-california-online-age-checking-law-as-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2023/09/19/federal-judge-blocks-californi... ref: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23854369/texas-porn-age-verification-law-blocked-judge https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23854369/texas-porn-age-v... ref: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/13/you-cant-wish-away-the-1st-amendment-to-mandate-age-verification/ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/13/you-cant-wish-away-the-1... ref: http://mediashift.org/2009/01/u-s-supreme-court-finally-kills-online-age-verification-law029/ http://mediashift.org/2009/01/u-s-supreme-court-finally-kill... ref: https://netchoice.org/district-court-halts-unconstitutional-arkansas-law-in-netchoice-v-griffin/ https://netchoice.org/district-court-halts-unconstitutional-... Utah caught a glimpse or reality and stayed their own unconstitutional law. They seem to looking for a way to retool it so it won't be quite so trivial to strike down. ref: https://kslnewsradio.com/2073740/utahs-social-media-child-protection-law-put-on-hold/ https://kslnewsradio.com/2073740/utahs-social-media-child-pr...