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I agree it's a global and concerted effort but just because they are all banging on about porn and using it as the Trojan horse, this isn't about porn or nudity or sex.
You remember when 'Arab Spring' happened? And all the usual suspects said how great it was and that the internet had a democratising influence? The were welcoming the changes in the Arab world but saw the true power of the unmediated internet in those coordinated protests and vowed they'd never let it happen to them.
Within five years we're going to see gigantic walled gardens where people can only sign in using their given name and confirming by a passport or driving license. We can already see sites where you have to use a OTP or authenticator code on a smart phone to sign in. Extrapolating your identity from that info is trivial.
I think there will be another internet available only by using other protocols but it will be forever looked down upon and payment providers will not service any monetisation there.
Uhh are you assuming MFA is... somehow a bad thing?
No, but it does present more data for the unscrupulous.