I am deeply concerned about the potential consequences of the legislation requiring age ID verification, which includes SB 1972, HB 4356, SB 838, and HB 3015. These laws, if enacted, may lead to a surveillance state comparable to, or even worse than, what George Orwell depicted in 1984 because once these laws are enacted, EVERYTHING will eventually require ID age verification as seen in the UK with their recent laws which prevent you from even downloading apps without age verification (which was added way after people bought their phones by the way which shows how invasive and malicious this age verification really is). This is not a world I want to live in, and it's not a fate I wish upon my friends, relatives, or anyone else.

These laws mandate that users upload their IDs to websites for age verification, creating risks of identity theft, privacy invasion, and unauthorized distribution of personal data. Once individuals provide their IDs, multiple forms of data misuse become likely. The websites and third-party providers responsible for age verification might steal personal information, sell it, or hand it over to the government. Furthermore, there's always a risk that these sites will get hacked, leading to the leakage of sensitive information onto the internet.

A clear and present danger presented by this legislation is the conversion of our society into a surveillance state, potentially more intrusive than China, the Soviet Union, 1984, or Nazi Germany. This kind of pervasive monitoring breaches fundamental rights and freedoms citizens are entitled to (and it could lead to a breach of the First Amendment because it will to people being punished for disagreeing with the government or anything they say or post online). The prospect that every action online could be monitored, recorded, and potentially exploited is not only disturbing but violates the privacy and security we deserve.

The implementation of these bills could set a dangerous precedent, marking the onset of our personal freedoms being overridden under the guise of safety. Instead of advocating for a safe digital environment, these measures might do the opposite by entrapping us all in an unyielding web of oversight and control.

We must urgently push back against these proposals with informed and assertive resistance. Let us strongly encourage parents to actually parent their parents and to actually parent their kids and monitor what their kids see online (A lot of websites have parental controls by the way. They may be shitty but they are there.) instead of requiring age verification to do anything online.

Please sign this petition to urge lawmakers to reconsider these bills and aim instead for measures that protect both our youth and our fundamental right to privacy. Together, we can stand against this encroachment on our freedoms and work towards a future where personal data is safeguarded, not exploited. Sign now to join the movement against this invasive legislation.