This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the downward spiral of the internet, follow Adi Robertson . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Back in 2018, two years after the UK government decided to implement mandatory hard age gates on adult websites, it floated an idea called the “porn pass.” The porn pass was a physical card you’d buy by handing over your ID