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===Inaccuracy===

~~Researches about~~ age verification software that estimates age via face scans are inaccurate, identifying children as adults or vice versa. These inaccurate estimations ~~might~~ lead to have to use more privacy-invasive methods like submitting a picture of a personal ID. ~~{{Citation needed}}~~

Research on age verification software that estimates age via face scans are often inaccurate, identifying children as adults or vice versa.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ganel |first=Tzvi |date=2022-12-29 |title=Biases in human perception of facial age are present and more exaggerated in current AI technology |url=https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27009-w |journal=Nature |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=22519 |via=Springer Nature}}</ref> These inaccurate estimations could lead to have to use more privacy-invasive methods like submitting a picture of a personal ID.

===~~Questioned effectiveness~~===

===Effectiveness===

~~Recent studies evidenced practices done by~~ the Online Safety Act legislation are ~~poorly effective~~ as many users ~~managed to~~ reach to VPNs and ~~bypasses~~ in order to protect their privacy online {{~~Citation needed~~}}. ~~Children might~~ use their parents' IDs or credit cards to ~~circumvent the systems~~ and ~~have~~ access ~~to mature~~ content. ~~{{Citation needed}}~~

Enforcement of the Online Safety Act legislation are often ineffective as many users can reach to VPNs and other methods in order to protect their privacy online.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jarvie |first=Chelsea |date= |title=Online Age Verification: Government Legislation, Supplier Responsibilization, and Public Perceptions |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11429505/ |journal=PubMed Central |volume=11 |issue=9 |pages=1068 |via=National Library of Medicine}}</ref> E.g. children could trivially use their parents' IDs or credit cards to be falsely identified as an adult, and access restricted content.

===Limitation of control over owned devices===

Age verification ~~methods that are done~~ at the operating system level, ~~such~~ as ~~how it is done~~ on [[Apple introduces OS-level age verification|iOS]] in some regions, prevent the device owner, even ~~if they're an adult,~~ to freely use their device unless they ~~send~~ sensitive data online. This also ~~prevents~~ parents from configuring their children's devices to their liking or to create different profiles in case a device is used by multiple people.~~{{Citation needed}}~~

Age verification at the operating system level, as implemented on [[Apple introduces OS-level age verification|iOS]] in some regions<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-05-28 |title=If you're asked to confirm that you’re an adult |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/125662 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260506175439/https://support.apple.com/en-us/125662 |archive-date=2026-05-06 |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=Apple support}}</ref>, can prevent the device owner - even adults to freely use their device unless they submit sensitive data online. This can also prevent parents from configuring their children's devices to their liking or to create different profiles in case a device is used by multiple people.

===Threat to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)===

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 ===Inaccuracy===
-Researches about age verification software that estimates age via face scans are inaccurate, identifying children as adults or vice versa. These inaccurate estimations might lead to have to use more privacy-invasive methods like submitting a picture of a personal ID. {{Citation needed}}
+Research on age verification software that estimates age via face scans are often inaccurate, identifying children as adults or vice versa.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ganel |first=Tzvi |date=2022-12-29 |title=Biases in human perception of facial age are present and more exaggerated in current AI technology |url=https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27009-w |journal=Nature |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=22519 |via=Springer Nature}}</ref> These inaccurate estimations could lead to have to use more privacy-invasive methods like submitting a picture of a personal ID.
-===Questioned effectiveness===
+===Effectiveness===
-Recent studies evidenced practices done by the Online Safety Act legislation are poorly effective as many users managed to reach to VPNs and bypasses in order to protect their privacy online {{Citation needed}}. Children might use their parents' IDs or credit cards to circumvent the systems and have access to mature content. {{Citation needed}}
+Enforcement of the Online Safety Act legislation are often ineffective as many users can reach to VPNs and other methods in order to protect their privacy online.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jarvie |first=Chelsea |date= |title=Online Age Verification: Government Legislation, Supplier Responsibilization, and Public Perceptions |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11429505/ |journal=PubMed Central |volume=11 |issue=9 |pages=1068 |via=National Library of Medicine}}</ref> E.g. children could trivially use their parents' IDs or credit cards to be falsely identified as an adult, and access restricted content.
 ===Limitation of control over owned devices===
-Age verification methods that are done at the operating system level, such as how it is done on [[Apple introduces OS-level age verification|iOS]] in some regions, prevent the device owner, even if they're an adult, to freely use their device unless they send sensitive data online. This also prevents parents from configuring their children's devices to their liking or to create different profiles in case a device is used by multiple people.{{Citation needed}}
+Age verification at the operating system level, as implemented on [[Apple introduces OS-level age verification|iOS]] in some regions<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-05-28 |title=If you're asked to confirm that you’re an adult |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/125662 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260506175439/https://support.apple.com/en-us/125662 |archive-date=2026-05-06 |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=Apple support}}</ref>, can prevent the device owner - even adults to freely use their device unless they submit sensitive data online. This can also prevent parents from configuring their children's devices to their liking or to create different profiles in case a device is used by multiple people.
 ===Threat to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)===