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Comment by visualphoenix

It’s not just the UK implementing age verification actively. 5 EU member states [0] are actively participating: Denmark, Greece, Spain, France [1], and Italy.

Canada and Australia are jumping in [2] [3].

[0]: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_...

[1]: https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2024/france/la-loi-sren...

[2]:https://facia.ai/news/canada-proposes-age-checks-for-online-...

[3]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-sear...

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