Age verification laws are really just censorship mandates clothed as child safety proposals—here’s why. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About ControlWhen Rep. Leigh Finke spoke last month before the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee to testify against HF1434, a broad-sweeping proposal to age-gate the internet, she began with something disarming: agreement.“I want to support the basic part of this,” she said, the shared goal...
