#TBOT 18: U.S Age Verification, Apple's Digital ID, Cloudflare Takes Down The Internet

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Stories of the week:

U.S. Age Verification Laws: States are rolling out sweeping age-verification mandates for websites and app stores.

Cloudflare Outage Shakes the Internet: Cloudflare suffered its worst outage since 2019, taking nearly 20% of the internet down for hours.

Apple’s First U.S. Digital ID: Apple quietly launched a new Digital ID system inside its Wallet app—complete with biometric “verification,” NFC passport scanning, and face-movement checks.

🎵 New Video for Paid TBOT Subscribers : This week’s Source Insights features a behind-the-scenes tour of a handpan factory—see how they’re made, tuned, and brought to life.

✍️ We’re Accepting #TBOT Contributors : #TBOT is looking for creators who believe tech should serve humanity.

🛍️ Above’s Black Friday Sale is Back! Our best sale of the year is back—with some phones up to $500 off, plus deals on laptops and bundles.