A Reddit user traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and lobbying records across 45 states to figure out who's behind the age verification bills. The answer involves a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it

It was also a surprise to me at first. I figured someone more focused on social control would be behind it, a Palantir type. But Meta will take any opportunity for more Data About You. I’m sure they’ll be offering an age verification tool once states move towards implementing it, one that conveniently scrapes whatever they want to snag.