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Texas’ Mandatory Age Verification Law Will Weaken Privacy and Security on the Internet
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Strengthening the Internet 23 September 2024

Texas’ Mandatory Age Verification Law Will Weaken Privacy and Security on the Internet

Texas' mandatory age verification law will weaken Internet privacy and security and will not provide an effective solution to...

US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Websites to Moderate Content 
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Strengthening the Internet 1 July 2024

US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Websites to Moderate Content 

In a decision on the NetChoice cases, the US Supreme Court upheld the rights of social media platforms to...

Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy 
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Strengthening the Internet 6 May 2024

Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy 

Asking TikTok, Google, and Apple to more intrusively track nearly every American with a cell phone, based on the...

Protection for Intermediaries Is Vital for the Internet in Mexico
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Strengthening the Internet 12 April 2024

Protection for Intermediaries Is Vital for the Internet in Mexico

We often overlook the factors that enable the Internet to accommodate a wide range of applications, from real-time surgeries...

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption
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Strengthening the Internet 12 March 2024

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption

Protect children online by supporting end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Join us in the fight against weakening online protection...

Can You Kick the Trolls Out Of Your Online Forum? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide
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Strengthening the Internet 7 December 2023

Can You Kick the Trolls Out Of Your Online Forum? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide

Should the governments of Texas and Florida decide whether and how online discussion sites can moderate their posts? Let’s...

We Testified Because the Internet Needs a Voice
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Strengthening the Internet 8 March 2023

We Testified Because the Internet Needs a Voice

We testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law in support...

What is Section 230 and Why Should I Care About It?
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Strengthening the Internet 24 February 2023

What is Section 230 and Why Should I Care About It?

The protections in Section 230 are up for debate in the Supreme Court. Learn what it is and how...

Why Embedding Content Matters
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26 October 2022

Why Embedding Content Matters

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Strengthening the Internet 26 October 2022

Why Embedding Content Matters

A court case against Instagram could make it very hard to embed videos or photos. The Internet Society filed...