tl;dr: An investigation by Effort alleges that five UK-based NGOs—including 5Rights, CCDH, ISD, and Reset Tech—are coordinating to push digital ID and age-verification laws across 21 US states and Congress, using child-safety rhetoric borrowed from UK legislation like the Age Appropriate Design Code. The report documents lobbying spending, FARA filings (and alleged violations), and overlapping leadership, arguing these same laws are already being used in the UK to surveil and prosecute political dissidents. Notably, 5Rights founder Baroness Kidron now also advocates for VPN bans, aligning UK policy with regimes like Russia and China.