EU countries seem to be obsessed with infringing upon their citizens privacy

Is there actually a massive problem that they are trying to solve with this?

"Attempt", being the key word here. :-/

Consider instead setting a slightly more realistic goal, like 6 or 7.

I've been waiting for this for some time. It's an obvious loophole in the current rules.

So how long will we have to wait before it dawns on them that VPNs are also used to circumvent IP address blocks in the UK, and other countries of course.

Requiring me to upload my ID to invoke ssh with the -D flag should certainly be a top legislative priority of the United Kingdom

So lemme guess - in order to prove one's age, one needs to obtain a digital ID and use said ID to gain access to the internet thereby creating a perfect system to monitor one's internet activity.

Gotta hand it to them - "protecting the children" is a pretty good pretext.