Very suspicious. This isn't the typical one country implemented something successfully and the rest follows. Instead loads of countries suddenly are pushing the same narrative into mainstream discussions without any clear reason. I wonder who is behind this.
this post was submitted on 02 May 2026
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It's just the big tech Corporation wanting influence over the Internet and capitalism doing it's thing
You're probanly right. I do remember reading this post about a guy who traced pretty much all age verification law proposals in the USA back to Meta and their representatives.
IIRC it's because it's more difficult for smaller companies to pay for age verification services thus eliminating the competition of big tech
It is to protect themselves by gradually removing people's ability to spread information and organize pseudoanonymously