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# Does everyone have the "Parents Decide Act" wrong?
- URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/04/22/does-everyone-have-the-parents-decide-act-wrong/
- Published: 2026-04-22T03:40:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T03:40:17.000Z
- Description: We break down the backstory of age verification laws, decipher what good could actually come out of H.R. 8250, and issue a warning about the potential dangers that this act could create in our future.
- Author: Jonah Aragon
- Tags: Videos, Age Verification

The Parents Decide Act has been a popular topic this week. We've been fighting age verification for years, but this bill doesn't seem to be as bad as many might lead you to believe. In this video, we break down the backstory of age verification laws, decipher what good could actually come out of "H.R. 8250: Parents Decide Act," and issue a warning about the potential dangers this act could create in our future.

#### Sources

\- https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr8250/text 

\- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/19/how-accurate-are-age-checks-for-australias-under-16s-social-media-ban-what-trial-data-reveals 

\- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/face-recognition-isnt-just-face-identification-and-verification

\- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/social-media-trial-verdict.html

\- https://www.coincenter.org/software-is-speech-why-regulators-cannot-invent-the-missing-middlemen/