“Age verification systems are spreading faster than the public conversation about them. Here is what to do when you encounter one.”
The EFF guide is the most useful thing on the internet about a topic that is now affecting every adult who reads news, watches video, or visits a forum. The technical bypasses, the privacy implications, the legal landscape. All of it in one place. Read it before you have to. The age gate is becoming the default and the moment you need to know what to do is the moment you do not have time to learn.