Britain’s Online Safety Act Might Come to America

“In the age of constant cyberattacks and privacy threats, the government shouldn’t be looking to make the situation worse,” said Shoshana Weissmann, Digital Director and Fellow at R Street Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based free market think tank.

Weissmann believes the only way politicians will change their minds is if they’re presented with evidence that age-verification laws don’t work and can lead to data breaches, identity theft, and public dissatisfaction. “[They’re] only going to be convinced when they see the negative effects more broadly,” she said.