I’m a porn abolitionist, and I still hate these laws. Requiring digital identification online is an incredibly chilling step. It is a direct assault on anonymity.
It's an attempt to get a list of people for a future Gilead like government to prosecute. It's not about protecting children, it's a way to get a list of nonbelievers and sinners in the hopes they can set up their theocracy and punish the non-believers.