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SUMMARY:Age-Based Restrictions On the Web: Advancing the Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/0b800c4d-7808-468a-b3ed-19d2
 852490b1/\n\nMany jurisdictions have enacted (or are currently enacting) r
 egulations on age-based restrictions to online content. These regulations\
 , and their requirements\, can have significant effects on technical archi
 tectures and on end users. Some proposed solutions may be misaligned with 
 such core web principles as privacy\, interoperability\, and freedom of ex
 pression. Given this potential threat to a healthy web\, and the need for 
 collaboration among many stakeholders to address the challenges of online 
 safety\, we propose that W3C should provide a forum where these issues can
  be discussed among a diverse group of experts. In this session\, we will 
 present an initial proposal for bringing together technologists\, policyma
 kers\, and other interested parties to examine these issues in depth.  One
  concrete outcome from this breakout could be the creation of a W3C Commun
 ity Group which could address the specific *web-related* conversations on 
 age restrictions. Community Groups enable anyone to gather at W3C to socia
 lize ideas\, including topics that involve coordination as complex as this
  one. We are already involved through the October 2025 [W3C/IAB workshop o
 n Age-Based Restrictions on Content](https://www.w3.org/events/workshops/2
 025/iab-w3c-workshop-on-age-based-restrictions-on-content-access/)\, and a
 ctivities in groups such as the [Privacy Working Group] (https://www.w3.or
 g/groups/wg/privacy/)\; we are well-positioned to offer the necessary foru
 m for the community to figure out where and when to take the next steps.\n
 \n**Goal(s):**\nGet feedback from the web community on a proposal for adva
 ncing the technical and policy discussions about age-based restrictions to
  online content\, including new ideas\, potential opportunities\, ways to 
 promote collaboration\, and obstacles to avoid.\n\nAgenda\n\n**Materials:*
 *\n- [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CbfvsTp9XetZ1-UnqOED
 dpLGGh5j5O-wRq1kzUrffw0/edit?usp=sharing)\n- [meeting notes (google doc)](
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/15n0Cv_NPkn3SIPJxvUEhJWXL0YgFfsJRIRZO35
 psYLE/edit?usp=sharing)\n- [Session proposal on GitHub](https://github.com
 /w3c/breakouts-day-2026/issues/7)
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CREATED:20260318T113151Z
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SEQUENCE:4
ORGANIZER;CN=W3C Calendar;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;ROLE=NON-PARTICIPANT:mailto:nor
 eply@w3.org
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:W3C Breakouts Day 2026,Breakout Sessions
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