• NYM Token Pumps as UK Demand for VPNs Spikes: The NYM token has jumped considerably in the past day as UK VPN demand spikes 6,000% amid a new age verification law.
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• YouTube announces automatic AI age verification for US amidst fears of censorship in wake of UK’s Online Safety Act: YouTube has announced that the service will introduce a system that will try to figure out the age group of the users without any user input.
• Over 420,000 Brits want to repeal the UK Online Safety Act – here’s how to have your say: New age verification checks are sparking concerns in terms of privacy, security, and free speech.
• Sex toy maker Lovense is leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers: A security researcher says sex toy maker Lovense has failed to fully fix two security flaws that expose the private email addresses of its users and allow the takeover of any user’s account.