2025 in Review

In this introductory blog post, however, I want to highlight two topics that attest to our long history of advocacy. The first is our battle against the censorship and privacy nightmares that come from requirements that internet users to submit to age verification. We’ve long known that age verification technologies, which aim to block young people from viewing or sharing information that the government deems “harmful” or “offensive,” end up becoming tools of censorship. They often rely on facial recognition and other techniques that have unacceptable levels of inaccuracy and that create security risks. Ultimately, they are surveillance systems that chill access to vital online communities and resources, and burden the expressive rights of adults and young people alike.