Beyond the Filter: Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban
This episode discusses Australia’s groundbreaking social media minimum age law, which mandates that platforms block users under 16. The conversation explores the […]
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Drawing the Line
The Drawing the Line Between Personal Expression and Lived Abuse program addresses a growing and consequential failure in contemporary lawmaking: the deliberate erosion of […]
Drawing the Line Webinar
This webinar held on 10 December 2025 was for the the global launch of the Drawing the Line Watchlist—a groundbreaking report examining […]
Beyond the Filter: Drawing the Line Watchlist
In this special edition of Beyond the Filter, hosts Brandy Brightman and Jeremy Malcolm present the global launch of the Drawing the […]
Fan Refuge Launch Postponed and How You Can Help
One of COSL’s anticipated projects, Fan Refuge, a fandom community site built by fans, for fans, has been postponed. This decision was […]
Beyond the Filter: Fantasy Sexual Materials and Offending
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy talk with Dr. Craig Harper of Nottingham Trent University about his research on whether fantasy sexual materials—like AI-generated […]
Stop State-Sanctioned Revictimization: An Open Letter to the Australian Parliament
In 2016, Australian police ran a secret online operation that shocked the world.For eleven months, Task Force Argos controlled Childs Play, one […]
Beyond the Filter: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
Brandy and Jeremy unpack the political turmoil after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They highlight the double standards in how […]
Stop HB 4938: Michigan’s Attack on Free Expression
The Michigan legislature is coming for your rights, and HB 4938, the so-called “Anticorruption of Public Morals Act,” is the weapon they […]
COSL files an anti-thoughtcrime amicus brief
Update August 2026: A decision was handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissing the government’s attempts […]