["The UK government has proposed a new Online Safety Bill, which includes the use of AI-based technology to assess whether users are of legal age to view pornographic content.", "Proposed methods include facial age estimation, photo identity matching, credit checks, and open banking, among others.", "Watchdog organizations and free market think tanks have raised concerns about mandatory age verification, arguing it may threaten user privacy and increase the risk of sensitive data breaches.", "Under the newly passed Online Safety Act, websites and applications that display or publish pornographic content must..." ]