I’ll Decide What Digital Tools Are Right for My Kids
They need protection from technology’s potential harms. They need protection from government do-gooders even more.
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A safer online space for kids
As more than 25 state legislatures consider a variety of age and identity-verification laws, I urge you to use your voice to oppose those policies that are ineffective, overly invasive or just plain harmful. Some of these proposals expose everyone — including children — to new risks, while failing to meaningfully address the problem of kids and teens being exposed to age-inappropriate content online.
Click to read A safer online space for kidsWhy Age-Verification at the App Store Level Won’t Protect Children
Parents are always thinking about the future because we are always thinking about our children. We are, at all times, both genuinely hopeful and chronically worried about the world into which we send our children, especially our teenagers.
Click to read Why Age-Verification at the App Store Level Won’t Protect ChildrenThe ASAA Won’t Protect Kids Online, But It Will Put Everyone’s Data at Risk
Congress is offering parents a deal: Commit your family’s most sensitive data (such as IDs and biometrics) to app stores, and in exchange, we’ll make it slightly harder for your children to use TikTok.
Click to read The ASAA Won’t Protect Kids Online, But It Will Put Everyone’s Data at RiskWhy Blanket Age Verification Mandates Miss the Mark
As policymakers consider new online safety proposals, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently convened a workshop to examine the evolving landscape of age verification, estimation, and assurance tools, legislative proposals centered around their use, and the interplay between emerging age authentication frameworks and existing regulations...
Click to read Why Blanket Age Verification Mandates Miss the MarkTeen Social Media Ban: Protecting Kids Online Shouldn’t Mean Killing Privacy
As governments consider banning children from social media, critics say the focus should be on regulating tech companies and algorithms — not restricting young people’s digital rights.
Click to read Teen Social Media Ban: Protecting Kids Online Shouldn’t Mean Killing PrivacyCongress Should Put Parents At the Center of Kids’ Online Safety
The lesson for Congress is unmistakable: when lawmakers dictate how app stores must present, gate, or classify content, courts strike it down.
Click to read Congress Should Put Parents At the Center of Kids’ Online SafetyOnline Age-Verification Tools Spread Across U.S. For Child Safety, But Adults Are Being Surveilled
New U.S laws designed for online child safety are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates that often use AI technology, and causing major headaches for social media companies attempting to strike a balance for users between legal compliance and privacy.
Click to read Online Age-Verification Tools Spread Across U.S. For Child Safety, But Adults Are Being SurveilledThe App Store Accountability Act Sacrifices Privacy And Free Speech To Give Parents A False Sense Of Safety
The act would create a false sense of safety and ease while generating real privacy, security, and First Amendment concerns for all Americans.
Click to read The App Store Accountability Act Sacrifices Privacy And Free Speech To Give Parents A False Sense Of Safety