As anyone who has read Techdirt for any length of time knows full well, there’s been a years-long campaign to demonize kids and social media. Never mind that actual experts have said the data doesn…

After months of legal wrangling, Utah's Senate Bill 73, the first US law to explicitly target VPN use in the context of age verification, went into effect today, September 3, 2026. Originally schedule...

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A new report published today by Ofcom reveals that age checks are now being deployed at an unprecedented scale across the pornography, social media, dating and gaming sectors.

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The Internet Society led an amicus brief filing on a case challenging Texas age verification requirements for app stores.

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age-verification laws around the world.

The first eSafety report on the social media minimum age shows that kids are getting around the ban, they're reporting the same level of online abuse, and age checking technology isn't working as…

2025 Annual Report The Internet changes lives-but only when people can access it and use it safely.    The Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation operate as complementary parts of a sing...

The US Supreme Court's Cox v. Sony decision confirms that ISPs cannot be forced to disconnect people from the Internet for piracy allegations

The Supreme Court has sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music downloads by Cox customers.

The space rock weighed about 7 tons and released the energy of around 250 tons of TNT, according to Bill Cooke, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office.

A Brazilian law aimed at protecting children online is set to take effect this week, but significant enforcement questions remain, Tatiana Dias reports.

"I think it takes courage to be the first company to go out there and say, 'You know what? We're not going to tolerate this,'" Dr Peter Membrey told Sky News.

KOSA will not move forward without compromise, say John Perrino and Dr. Jennifer King from Stanford University.

Lawmakers risk advancing bills that may not be effective nor in line with what some parents and teens actually want, Michal Luria and Aliya Bhatia write.

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The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement today announcing that the Commission will not bring an enforcement action under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) aga

A massive global data leak linked to IDMerit has exposed 1 billion personal records, including national IDs and emails, across the US, Europe, and Asia.

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WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".

It's the 30th anniversary of Section 230, a piece of US law that allows online platforms to moderate content in ways that best serve their users.

Second enforcement action stemming from 2024 investigative sweep of streaming services OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with the Walt Disney Company (Disney...

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Ottawa looking at proposals to include the measure in the forthcoming online harms bill, sources say

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From age checks to VPN crackdowns, is this the end of privacy online?

ORDER GRANTING CCIA's 15 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas, including his officers, officials, a...

Will the ban be delayed or postponed, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...