Protect Teens. Preserve Privacy.
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📣Introducing Connect x Protect, a campaign dedicated to advancing smart, balanced and effective policies that protect kids and teens online while safeguarding privacy and parental choice.
🔗Learn more about our mission and get involved: connectxprotect.org/mission/
During #DigitalParentingWeek, we’re highlighting resources from @FOSI designed to help families navigate the digital world with confidence.
💡 Learn more about how to make tech work for your family: fosi.org/parenting/
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CCIA is challenging Alabama’s App Store law, which could force all users to show government ID to access apps and online information. The #FirstAmendment protects everyone’s right to access lawful speech, not just those who can pass through age verification and parental-consent gates. Read more: buff.ly/iRc1s7y
ICYMI 🎥 @CatoInstitute's #FreeSpeech Debate brought together @kmanguward and @Georgetown’s Meg Leta Jones to discuss a timely question: How far should online safety policy go when free speech rights are at stake?
Catch the discussion here: cato.org/events/2nd-annual-c…
An important reminder from @TheFIREorg: internet anonymity is worth protecting. As we work toward a safer future for kids online, we can’t overlook the broader implications for privacy, access, and free expression.
The death of internet anonymity is looming, bringing with it severe implications for our free speech rights. And no one seems to want to stop it.
Laws aimed at protecting children online could have serious unintended consequences.
📰 @BostonGlobe
🖊️ @sarahemclaugh
Connect x Protect retweeted
The #FirstAmendment protects the right to speak and access information online, including anonymously. In NetChoice v. Griffin, a federal court struck down Arkansas’s social media law for imposing sweeping restrictions on protected speech. States should protect minors by strengthening online privacy, not restricting access to constitutionally protected speech. Read more from CCIA’s Jesse Lieberfeld: buff.ly/AHZvE9O
Age verification raises questions that go beyond age:
🤔Who has to verify?
❓ What data is collected?
🙋 How is privacy protected?
A new @CenDemTech piece explores these questions in light of Meta's landmark settlement.
cdt.org/insights/to-comply-w…
Sometimes, asking for help starts online.
This #MentalHealth Screening Month, let's remember that keeping kids safe means preserving access to support, information and community.
Read the latest from @terencesamuel in our #SafetySeries:
linkedin.com/pulse/safety-sh…
Good intentions aren’t enough when it comes to online safety policy. The systems designed to protect kids need to protect their data, too.
In @TOTMblog, @MBarczentewicz & @Breezy_pek examine the security questions surrounding the EU’s proposed KIDS Act.
truthonthemarket.com/2026/10…
We all want kids to be safer online. But what about our essential rights?
Looking forward to @CatoInstitute's Oct. 19 debate with @kmanguward, @jrhuddles and Meg Leta Jones on balancing kids' safety with free expression.
cato.org/events/2nd-annual-c…
AI-fueled cyber threats demand stronger defenses.
@Logan_Kolas (@consumerpal) in @TechPolicyPress: “The only way to guarantee that all consumer data is protected from the growing threat of cybersecurity breaches is not to collect it in the first place.”
techpolicy.press/age-verific…
“Requiring a government ID or other personal information to access online content can discourage people from seeking the help they need.” - @terencesamuel on the importance of access to online resources and community
Read the latest in our #SafetySeries: linkedin.com/pulse/safety-sh…
📅 Mark your calendars for Oct. 19!
As debates over online regulation continue, protecting free expression remains essential. Glad to see @AEI highlighting this fundamental right at its upcoming “Prioritizing Free Expression in the United States” event.
aei.org/events/prioritizing-…
“Educating parents—not rationing lawful speech—provides a viable path forward.”
In a new blog post, @AEI makes the case for putting families at the center of online safety solutions without defaulting to broad restrictions on access and privacy.
aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…
How can policymakers make the internet safer while safeguarding privacy, free expression & fundamental rights?
@CenDemTech weighs in on that balance as the EU considers its next steps on kids' online safety.
cdt.org/insights/op-ed-a-saf…
#NEW: Giving parents trusted guidance and tools to make decisions for their own family is a crucial piece of the kids’ safety puzzle. @AmerAcadPeds partnered with Apple on new guidance for families to build healthy digital habits: publications.aap.org/aapnews…
As the EU weighs the EU Kids Act, @EFF is raising concerns about its approach:
“However they’re designed, age gates undermine civil liberties, reduce safety, and create barriers to internet entry.”
What the draft law could mean for privacy and access: eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/eu…
Age checks can’t make kids safer if they don’t work.
A state government report points to research showing that more than 85% of users under 16 continued accessing restricted platforms even after age checks were introduced.
Read the full report:
dls.virginia.gov/commissions…
#ICYMI: Online safety and privacy are not competing goals.
In the first installment of our #SafetySeries, @terencesamuel laid out the principles that should guide the online safety debate.
Read more:
linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Keeping kids safe online is a widely shared, bipartisan goal. But deciding how to do this has quickly gotten complicated. @jdtabish (@ProgressChamber) joined @ShaneTews to discuss online safety, age assurance, privacy & the road ahead.
Worth a listen 🎧👇
aei.org/multimedia/how-do-we…
How do we make social media safer for young people without creating new privacy risks or unintended consequences?
A new report from @LawEconCenter digs into that question and the limits of broad social media regulation.
Read more:
laweconcenter.org/resources/…
