I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the transgender”). We have long cautioned about the dangers of these laws, and pointed out why they are likely to...
Devils advocate - children/younger may have lower tolerances
That is probably it. Age verification seems overkill on hassle and intentional/accidental privacy risks.