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Age-Verification Laws Seek to Erase LGBTQ+ Identity from the Internet
Age-verification laws are being weaponized to censor LGBTQ+ and abortion-related content online, restricting access to critical resources under the guise of protecting children. learn more ▸
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Do age-verification laws work? Not according to this study.
Our analysis reveals a 46.6% reduction in searches for the dominant compliant platform, accompanied by significant increases in searches for both the dominant non-compliant platform… learn more ▸
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A new idea to protect kids online
The way to make age verification policy impervious to legal challenges is to make it a requirement of operating systems rather than websites, social platforms… learn more ▸
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Minnesota Model Bill: Device Based Age Settings
Minnesota’s Attorney General has published model legislation that would give families the ability to opt-in to age- based protections robustly as part of a report learn more ▸
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Device-Level Age Verification Is Our Best Shot at Protecting Kids Online
Instead of a piecemeal approach that targets individual platforms or specific content providers, we should instead implement age verification at the device level, making smartphones… learn more ▸
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Protecting Kids and Adults Online: Device-Level Age Authentication
Device-level age authentication can address some of the Court’s concerns about chilling adult speech. Users need not confront the dilemma whether to provide personally identifiable… learn more ▸
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The Kids Online Safety Act was a good start, but app stores need accountability too
[C]ompanies like Apple and Google already collect user birthdates during sign-up. The basic infrastructure for age verification is currently in place. learn more ▸
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A Way to Protect Kids Online That Passes Constitutional Muster
Candidly, not including Apple and Google in age verification legislation makes little sense, because doing so would almost certainly resolve the First Amendment concern. learn more ▸
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Pinterest CEO Calls on Congress to Hold App Stores Accountable
Right now, parents and caregivers already input birthdates when they purchase a phone and set up their teen’s account. Account providers don’t currently share this… learn more ▸
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Face Scans to Estimate Our Age: Harmful and Creepy AF
Age verification face scans create new threats to our privacy and information security. These systems collect a scan of our face and guess our age.… learn more ▸
