EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
Summary
EU's EPRS warns VPNs are being used to bypass online age-verification systems, labeling it a regulatory loophole. The piece discusses regulatory efforts to tighten age verification, potential privacy and anonymity risks, and examples like the UK and Utah; it also notes flaws in age-verification apps and explorations of privacy-preserving approaches such as double-blind verification.