Not even a full day after I made my post about my fears on the current state of the internet, and I'm already having my biggest fears shown directly to me. I was recommended this video from WTVG in Toledo, OH.
This is the very thing that I feared would happen. News is not only failing to report on the issues surrounding age verification but is actively promoting it like it's wholly a good thing. This is how the average person is going to learn about this.
To everyone reading this, please tell as many people as you know about what's happening to their freedoms. if you can, focus on the more technically illiterate people, as they're the most likely to be unaware or think it's good.