ALT: Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy: Still Not Real

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...

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Age assurance systems — Part 1: Framework

ALT: Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man Meme

ALT: The Office Party Dance with Kevin

Alt: A "gif" from the Netflix show Orange is the New Black with a woman inmate with glasses saying " i think this is truly fucking stupid."

Ofcom's new investigation asks whether TikTok's inference-based age checks are "highly effective" enough. Audrey Hingle uses a new Internet-Draft on age verification architecture to show how every age...

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.

Do you know how you're keeping your kids safe online? Using encryption, there are simple changes you can make as a family to stay safe.

EARN IT Act, the STOP CSAM Act, and the Kids Online Safety Act erode encryption, the best tool we have for keeping our kids’ information private and secure.

The Internet Society calls on the Senate Judiciary Committee to address risks in the STOP CSAM Act that pose an existential threat to the Internet and crucial security technologies that keep children ...

ALT: This Is Fine Dog in Burning House

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.