Joint Statement: UK policymakers must prioritise addressing the roots of online harm, not undermining the open web
I'm trying to write a letter to my mp and other representatives to shed light on this open letter on not undermining the open internet. I fear not only the data and survailience but also a monopoly for platforms such as Facebook, Twitter ect.
Joint statement - https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2026/05/UK-joint-statement-against-age-gates.pdf
"The expansion of age verification risks entrenching the dominance of major app stores and platform gatekeepers, turning the web into “a patchwork of age-gated jurisdictions” rather than a globally accessible resource." - https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/companies-and-civil-society-warn-that-uk-is-undermining-open-web/
An article about the statement - https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-mullvad-proton-sign-letter-opposing-uk-age-verification/
im just so exhausted