The price to pay — This is why 400+ scientists are calling for a halt to mandatory age verification

More than 400 security and privacy experts are calling on lawmakers to halt the deployment of mandatory age verification.

The signatories of the open letter warn that regulations intended to protect children online could ultimately cause "more harm than good".

For these specialists, the solution is clear. They’re demanding a "moratorium" on age verification laws until a "scientific consensus" is reached regarding the technical feasibility of age verification technology and its balance of benefits versus harm to the wider population.

Regulation, they argue, is outpacing technology. Is age assurance truly effective, and what, then, are potential risks to all of our online ...