This is a toxic government regulatory framework. Treating all consumers as suspect children first and foremost not only makes the experience worse but it defeats the purpose it was created for. I shouldn't need to submit my ID every time I want to watch a rated R movie on Netflix or cable. I shouldn't need to scan and submit my face to view a wikipedia article about anatomy. This is the end goal of such suspicious treatment.

The tools currently exist to "protect" children in game. Abdicating your responsibility as a parent is not a problem for the state to solve.

Cherry picking the foreign company with the deepest pockets for “crimes” every game developer commits these days?

Surely, HN of all places recognizes that the EU fines Meta/MS any time they have a shortfall in their budget.

What does healthy parenting look like then?