Campaign to Protect Kids and Teens Online Launches in South Carolina
A national nonprofit organization is entering the ongoing debate in South Carolina over the safety and privacy of children and teenagers online – and the right of parents to continue playing a pivotal role in making those decisions.
A New Age-Verification Bill Could Make You Show ID to Use a Computer or Smartphone
Social media platforms. App stores. And next—computers and smartphones? If some lawmakers get their way, Americans could have to show IDs or submit facial scans to so much as open a laptop or power up an iPhone.
Letter to CO Lawmakers: Support Child Online Safety Protections with Targeted Privacy and Implementation Amendments (SB 26-051)
Chamber of Progress believes the bill reflects an important effort to protect children online while minimizing risks to privacy and lawful speech. At the same time, SB 26-051 can be strengthened...
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.
Why 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.
The 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.
Why 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...
Teen 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.
