The age verification stuff isn't really about protecting kids.
It's to tie your real name to everything you do online.
Then you can be debanked and fired for saying:
Gee I think the IDF should stop blowing up toddlers
Gee I think the IDF should stop blowing up toddlers
Get a load of this antisemite! /s
It's to harvest children. Your real name is already pinned to everything you do online, they just can't come out and use that yet.