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Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age-verification tech that doesn’t work well

The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.

Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age-verification tech that doesn’t work well

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