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If you dig into the CEO of the The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), he has spent years going out of his way to spam pro-age verification propagand
by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
If you dig into the CEO of the The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), he has spent years going out of his way to spam pro-age verification propaganda across random sites like Techdirt and Michael Geist's blog.
Its not unreasonable to assume that he would seek to automate his bullshit.
See here for some examples:
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/26/who-would-benefit-from-californias-age-appropriate-design-code-apparently-porn-companies-privacy-lawyers-and-medical-disinfo-peddlers-but-not-kids/#comment-2366092 https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/26/who-would-benefit-from-c...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/senate-bill-would-grant-government-regulatory-power-to-mandate-age-verification-for-search-social-media-and-ai-services-accompanied-by-threat-of-court-ordered-blocking-of-lawful-content/#comment-194170 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/senate-bill-would-grant-...