The UK is moving rapidly towards proposals for mandatory age verification, device-level content controls, and real-time scanning of what people can view, send, and share across apps and services.
Framed as “narrow protections for children,” these measures would likely do far more than that. They point toward a redesigned internet - where access is filtered by identity, speech is conditionally allowed, and anonymity becomes increasingly difficult to preserve.
This isn’t just about safety features. It’s about the architecture of the internet itself - and who gets to move freely within it.
Don’t ID the Internet.
Protect parental controls and privacy. Stop digital ID and identity-based access to online services in the UK.