New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing laws requiring platforms — including adult content sites, online gaming services, and social media apps — to block underage users, forcing companies to screen everyone who approaches these digital gates.
I don’t mean being anonymous, but basic hygeine.
Block ads.
Use startpage or something instead of Google.
Avoid getting stuck on YouTube Shorts for hours, don’t trust ChatGPT implicitly. Maybe use a password manager.
It is not that hard. But, even compared to a dysfunctional person like me, people literally cannot help themselves, apparently.