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Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Failed. the Government’s Fix Is to Double the Fines
The fines just doubled for a law that eighty-five percent of Australian teenagers already ignore.
Brussels Could Reopen the Fight to Scan Your Private Chats
Lawmakers killed this in March but Brussels is back four months later asking for a do-over.
The KIDS Act: A Bipartisan Mass Surveillance Megabill
Country by country, the open web is being walled in and Congress just drafted America’s entry.
To Keep Kids Off Social Media, the UAE Will ID Every User
The under-15 ban is how the UAE signs on to a worldwide push for verified digital identity.
Texas Just Leaked 3 Million Driver’s Licenses and Passports
The same government now demanding digital ID to enter websites just proved it can’t guard the identity documents it already holds.
Why Meta Suddenly Loves the Kids Online Safety Act
The reversal landed the moment the Senate paired the bill with the digital-ID mandate Meta has chased for years.
Florida Sues TikTok Over Age Verification Failures as Digital ID Mandate Takes Effect
Florida’s plan to protect kids online starts with surveilling every adult in the state.
The Broad New Powers Hiding Inside Poland’s Child Safety Bills
A 419-to-19 vote united Poland’s bitterest political enemies behind a law broad enough to criminalize a protest video.
Starmer’s Social Media Ban: The Reinvention of the Surveillance State
Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.
Senator Blackburn Demands Kik Verify the Age of Every User
It’s the newest entry in a Senate catalog of child-safety bills that double as the scaffolding for a digital-ID internet.
US Opposes UK Online ID Mandate as Nine States Expand Age Checks
The administration warning Britain that ID checks chill speech already has states demanding the passport scan at home.
Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Require ID or Face Scan to Use Social Media
Canada becomes the latest country to try to end online anonymity under the banner of protecting children.