The end of online anonymity
Politicians have decided that protecting kids online is worth giving up the decades-old principles of anonymity on the internet.
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I'm slightly regretting taking my summer vacation early now that a lot of you are downing tools for a well-deserved break. Think of me as you all catch up on your summer reading by the beach.
— A new generation of 'age verification' rules aimed at protecting kids is breaking the long-standing principle that everyone is anonymous online.
— What to expect from the White House's upcoming AI Action plan to be announced on July 23 that will lay out the US federal government's thinking.
— The European Union's next seven-year budget will likely earmark billions of dollars for next-generation technologies and digital rulemaking.
Let's get started: