1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

YouTube has started testing an age verification process that uses surveillance tech and AI to “estimate” peoples’ ages. And if the AI system is wrong, the only way to correct it is by uploading a credit card or government ID to verify your age. This system will force people to hand over sensitive data just to access the Internet, and asks us to trust companies with known track-records of exploitation and data breaches. This kind of age and ID verification will increase surveillance, censorship, and control of the Internet by both private companies and the government. We demand YouTube end this practice, and that lawmakers reject misguided legislation that requires or encourages online age verification and ID checks.