Did we just lose the open Internet?
Imagine being seventeen years old in 2032. You want to send a flirtatious message to your boyfriend. Before it can even leave […]
Category: Age verification
What Do Sex Ed and Digital Literacy Have in Common?
When we choose to prohibit instead of prepare, young people navigate the risk anyway. They just do it without guidance to make informed decisions. Abstinence-only education showed us this. The evidence on age verification is already showing us the same thing.
The ‘Keep Kids Safe’ Law That Doesn’t Keep Anyone Safe
We’ve all done it. Mindlessly typed in your birthday on a website asking you to verify your age. Maybe you felt a […]
The Hidden Dangers of Digital ID Verification Laws
While debates around digital ID verification laws often center on censorship and privacy concerns, there’s a more sinister dimension to these policies […]
Age Verification Provides Neither Safety Nor Liberty
Today, June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’s age verification law in a 6-3 decision that marks a troubling lurch […]