I've read the law and can't find anything in it that requires verification of the age, only that an age must be provided.
Maybe this guy has a good argument but the site is down right now.
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Finally someone who actually read the text, and didn't just go with Lunduke's undercomplex opinion on it.
While age verification laws are almost always intended to spy on people and not protect kids...
Saying minors shouldn't on social media is "ageist" makes it seem like the person who said it spends a lot of time on Roblox.
Either because they're a kid themselves, or they think kids should be treated like adults in ways Epstein and trump also do.
Like, whoever wrote the blog headline is pretty suspect