The US House has recently come to a new agreement on the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. This bipartisan deal pushes a new act, the KIDS Act, which forces overbearing restrictions on social media for minors, and causes social media companies to enforce digital ID for age verification. Reports are saying that the House…
Recently, it seems like the entire world has been moving all at once to launch extremely strict social media bans and restrictions for minors. Just over a week ago, the UK announced that it was going to ban all social media for minors under 16 years old. Now, the US has followed suit with a…
Recently, the UK has announced that it plans to ban all minors under 16 from all social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, and other platforms. Along with this, they are going to enforce excessive restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds to prevent them from communicating with strangers online, and livestreaming. They have…
The UK has recently taken a harsh stance against teenagers being able to use social media, with the announcement that minors under 16 will be completely banned from using social media. The UK plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to children under 16, with the first regulations expected before the end of…
Over the last few years, lawmakers across the country have zeroed in on blaming social media as the central culprit behind youth mental health struggles. The result has been a patchwork of state laws, some already on the books, others tied up in court, that try to impose age limits, parental consent rules, or design…
In different parts of the world, there is a growing attempt to solve education problems with simplistic and authoritarian measures. Among them, the prohibition of cell phone use in schools has been presented as a magic solution to inattention, low performance, and indiscipline. But this narrative ignores a fundamental truth: taking away rights does not…
In three states, Mississippi, Virginia, and Utah, Pornhub has completely banned user access due to mandatory online ID checks that are supposed to prevent minors under 18 from accessing content. Websites complying with regulations, like xHamster, require users to upload a picture of their photo ID and face. While I think porn can be harmful…
From the ACLU: Louisiana passed a law this year that is a foolhardy attempt by one state to regulate the Internet. By doing so, the state’s lawmakers threaten the First Amendment rights of adult publishers and readers, as well as minors, because it censors valuable speech. And despite these troubling impacts, the law is totally…
Mahwah, NJ Police Chief James Batelli is telling parents they need to steal their kid’s Facebook password. As he did the last time some terribly misinformed local politician got hysterical about invading youth privacy, NYRA President Jeffrey Nadel will be going on CNN’s Headline News to bring reason, common sense and actual facts into the debate. As is typically the case, those advocating infringing upon the rights of youth are lacking in all three.
