What would ethical age verification look like online?

Age-verification laws are sweeping the world. These mandates typically require websites that host explicit content — and some that don’t — to obtain personal data from visitors to ensure they’re over 18. 

Lawmakers who put these laws forward say they do so to keep minors away from adult content. But experts have also warned Mashable about the privacy and security risks that could arise from these mandates. This year, multiple studies have suggested that these laws don’t actually work to keep minors off porn sites. 

With that in mind, is age verification, as it stands, ethical? And what would constitute ethical age-verification? Mashable spoke to several experts, and they all had a similar answer: device-level filters.

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