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Arizona Bill Would Make It a Felony for Parents To Bring Their Kids to Drag Shows

Yes, that includes drag queen story hour.

Reason

Porn Sites Must Block VPNs To Comply With Indiana's Age-Verification Law, State Suggests in New Lawsuit

It's an insane—and frighteningly dystopian—interpretation of the law.

Reason

House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate - Roll Call

House Republicans pushed child online safety bills as Democrats called them weak and voiced concerns about age verification requirements.

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Senators unveil bipartisan chatbot child safety bill - Roll Call

The bill would give enforcement power to DOJ and states for its disclosure requirements and ban on AI companions for children.

Roll Call

Ted Cruz looks to advance Trump AI strategy with new framework - Roll Call

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz issues plan on AI regulation that could take on states' limits, which a White House official said can be "anti-innovation."

Roll Call

Ninth Circuit Blocks Default Restrictions on "Like Counts" for Minors' Social Media Accounts, Upholds Default of "Private Mode"

From today's panel opinion in Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta, by Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson, joined by Judges Michael… The post Ninth Circuit Blocks Default Restrictions on "Like Counts" for Minors' Social Media Accounts, Upholds Default of "Private Mode" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users

Age verification laws are already coming for Americans’ access to free speech.

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Apparent Massive Quotation/Citation Errors in Netchoice Expert's Report …

supporting Netchoice's challenge to the Louisiana social media age verification law. Netchoice is a trade association representing many tech companies, including Amazon, eBay, Google, Meta, Netflix, PayPal, and X.

Reason

What Matters On The Shadow Docket? The Merits or the Equities?

Justice Kavanaugh thought NetChoice would win on the merits, but "the balance of harms and equities" did not favor allowing the injunction to go into effect.

Reason

Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification for social media as states move to protect children online

At least 12 other states have enacted similar age verification laws, hoping to protect children from online harms

The Independent UK

'Woke' AI Is the Latest Threat to Free Speech

But not in the way you think

Reason

Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

A federal judge is blocking Georgia's law requiring age verification for social media accounts

The Independent UK

Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional

A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps

The Independent UK

VanDerStock is NetChoice Redux: A Sharply-Divided Court Threads The Needle With A "Facial Challenge" Analysis

The Court may have overruled Chevron, but it has just inadvertently created a far more powerful deference doctrine with Salerno, all in service of narrowly reversing the Fifth Circuit.

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Study: Age-Verification Laws Don't Work

At least not if the goal is keeping minors from viewing porn.

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Senate tries again on thorny issue of kids online safety - Roll Call

A bipartisan Senate bill to ban social media access for kids younger than 13 is facing pushback from digital rights and tech trade groups.

Reason

'Human Trafficking' Sting Yields 547 Arrests, but Only 1 for Human Trafficking

A(nother) look at how human trafficking panic gets made.

Al Jazeera

Stargate: What is Trump’s new $500bn AI project?

AI giants join forces for a massive project aimed at growing technology in the United States.

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Trump's Latest Defeat Is One of Many Decisions That Suggest SCOTUS Won't Rubber-Stamp His Agenda

Despite some notable wins, the president-elect's overall track record shows he cannot count on a conservative Supreme Court to side with him.

Reason

Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Courts block laws regulating algorithms and online porn.

The Independent UK

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history

Reason

'Let Parents Decide' What Kids Can Do Online, Argue Tech Groups in New Lawsuit

The groups are challenging a Florida law that bans some teens from social media.

Roll Call

Teen group, tech critics push for stronger online safety measure - Roll Call

Advocacy groups are pushing for tougher restrictions on social media after a House committee last week approved a watered-down bill.

Reason

NY Times Big Reveals On Deliberations In Three Trump Cases

How did Roberts come to write Trump v. Anderson, Fischer v. United States, and Trump v. United States?

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Utah Judge Blocks Social Media Access Law As Unconstitutional

Federal judge blocks Utah's social media access law aimed at protecting children's privacy, citing constitutional concerns. NetChoice challenges the law, e...

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