Yeah, the USA states have also been passing these laws. Even Texas!

Age verification to make phone calls incoming?

Its very clear its coordinated. The real question is whats the source. Which summit did they plot it and in whose interest?

I don't think this can /will be complied with by the small folk, UK Australia and EU can choose to fine those sites (idk how they do it outside jurisdiction) , or they can chose to ban them. Which is fine by me, they can ban themselves and their citizens out of the free internet, they chose this.

At least in the USA we still have our guns

Big Tech is the source. Same playbook as in finance: when your service degrades and disruptive competition emerges, start sponsoring politicians to create compliance rules that lock everyone else out. Then convince the public you're too big to fail and either back absolutism or promote "state sponsored socialism for billionaires, austerity for every else".

Soon: "Before using this service please confirm that you are from on of the following countries: UK, USA, China, any EU country." Problem solved. Then countries can ask ISP to block these service if they want/can but good luck enforcing that.

The laws were already passed in Australia, they come into effect in December. Children 16 years and younger will not be legally allowed to play Minecraft online, or any other game that allows messages. They will not be allowed to access news websites or YouTube or anything else where you can leave a comment. The government are insane. The zionists are terrified of the people rising up so they're clamping down against our speech.