Electronic Frontier Foundation

eff.org

22 September 2026 12:58

Protecting children online matters—but age verification is not how you do it. Read our analysis of the new EU Kids Act, which is a threat to the open internet and our privacy eff.org/deeplinks/2...

OpenMedia

openmedia.org

14 September 2026 13:30

Under #BillC34, the so-called "Safe Social Media Act," online platforms could require much + invasive age verification or estimation to prove you're 16+ in 🇨🇦 🦝 We don’t have to accept #ageverification on every online platform we use! 👉 Message your MP to fix Bill C 34: openmedia.org/BillC34-bsky

ACLU

aclu.org

14 July 2026 14:15

The government shouldn't force us to fork over our personal information to private companies in order to access social media. We filed an amicus brief urging the courts to block Texas' new law and protect our privacy online.

Fight for the Future

fightforthefuture.org

26 May 2026 14:41

"So a law sold as protecting children’s data will, in reality, build databases of children’s and parents’ government IDs, held by the same tech companies the bill treats as untrustworthy." Age verification has never been about protecting children. reclaimthenet.org/south-caroli...

Center for Democracy & Technology

cdt.org

12 May 2026 19:58

In The Guardian, CDT's Aliya Bhatia breaks down why age verification laws are a threat to everyone online, not just kids. 25+ states now require websites to verify users' ages, potentially forcing you to hand over govt ID or face scans just to browse.