EFF Launches Age Verification Hub to Oppose Surveillance-Based Age Verification Laws
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Summary
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched an Age Verification Hub as a resource to combat what they describe as 'misguided' age verification laws proliferating in the U.S. and globally. EFF argues these laws create surveillance and censorship regimes that harm both youth and adults. The organization is providing resources to help people understand and fight against these laws, and will host a Reddit AMA and a free livestreamed panel discussion on January 15 to highlight the dangers of such legislation.
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the Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new resource hub that will sort through the mess and help people fight back
To mark the hub's launch, EFF will host a Reddit AMA ('Ask Me Anything') next week and a free livestreamed panel discussion on January 15 highlighting the dangers of these misguided laws
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