Posted by Hope Schumaker on April 22, 2026World Tour: Age Verification EditionAttempts to age gate the internet and restrict social media use based on age checks are not distinct to [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on January 23, 2026New Year, Same Story: Age Verification Measures Distract from Sustainable SolutionsIt didn’t take a crystal ball to guess that 2025 would bring a rush of age verification legislation. In [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on December 4, 2025Virginia’s Warning and a National 19-step Plan: Social Media Restriction and Age Verification MandatesNetChoice, a trade association advocating for free expression and enterprise online, filed a lawsuit [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on November 14, 2025Age Verification Comes for Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligence (AI) has long been treated as a convenient backdrop for apocalypse scenarios. [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on November 6, 2025Behind the Buzzwords: What Does it Mean to Actually Take “Kids Online Safety” Seriously?Every few years, there’s a new idea that becomes so trendy, it gets stamped onto everything in sight. For [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on September 18, 2025Recent AI Legislation Roundup: The Good, the Bad, the UglyWith its ever-evolving capabilities and multitude of uses, it should be no surprise that artificial [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on September 5, 2025A Swing and a Miss(issippi): An Alternative to Mississippi’s Ill-Fated Age Verification LegislationIn the last few years, state legislatures across the nation have introduced age verification measures. [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 14, 2025Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Louisiana: A Free Market Approach to Child Protection and GuidanceIn Louisiana, the legal framework governing parental rights and responsibilities strikes a delicate [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on August 7, 2025Not Our Cup of Tea: America Should Avoid UK Style RegulationAfter the Supreme Court’s decision in June to uphold a Texas age verification law in Free Speech [...]Read more