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Canada’s Age-Verification Bill Repeats the UK’s Mistakes: Here’s How to Do Better

Canada is exploring age-verification requirements under Bill S-209, but adopting such systems without strong safeguards could repeat mistakes seen overseas. The UK’s failed experiment offers a warning; Canada still has time to choose a better path.

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