EU parliament accepted a last minute amendment, mandating age verification for pornographic (whatever that is) content online, punishable with up to one year prison sentence.
This was a last minute addition to a directive concerning CSAM. Because adults accessing porn need to be de-anonymised to avoid child exploitation?
I think it’s a symptom of fear: traditional political encumbents in the “west” realise their power is fading. So they go china surveillance and surpressing mode, instead of listening to their voters and taking a step back.