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The more media mergers we see, the more copyright is doing the opposite of its intended purpose: instead of encouraging creativity, it’s discouraging it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Copyright Should Not Enable Monopoly
There’s a crisis of creativity in mainstream American culture. We have fewer and fewer studios and record labels and fewer and fewer platforms online that serve independent artists and creators.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The more media mergers we see, the more copyright is doing the opposite of its intended purpose: instead of encouraging creativity, it’s discouraging it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Congress is debating a bill that would require platforms to police families’ online behavior, or face legal risk. The result will be more account lockouts, ID checks, and algorithmic mistakes—for both parents and kids.
Congress Wants To Hand Your Parenting to Big Tech
Instead of respecting how most parents guide their kids towards healthy and educational content, KOSMA hands the control panel to Big Tech. That’s right—this bill would take power away from parents, a...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Congress is debating a bill that would require platforms to police families’ online behavior, or face legal risk. The result will be more account lockouts, ID checks, and algorithmic mistakes—for both parents and kids.
“OpenAI is taking the moment to further train an age prediction model, where a false prediction will fall on the user to give private information to further verify their age to another company,” EFF’s @zoracon.bsky.social told @TheRegister.com. www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/...
OpenAI will try to guess your age before ChatGPT gets spicy
: Think of the children...and the monetization options available where they're not allowed
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January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“OpenAI is taking the moment to further train an age prediction model, where a false prediction will fall on the user to give private information to further verify their age to another company,” EFF’s @zoracon.bsky.social told @TheRegister.com. www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/...
Even in an encrypted chat, “if there’s people you don’t know in there, that’s always gonna be a risk — even just people that you do know who maybe you don’t trust super well,” EFF’s @ThorinKlosowski.com told @HuffPost.com. www.huffpost.com/entry/cyber...
So Your Text Messages Just Got Leaked By Donald Trump... Here's What To Do Next
The trustworthiness of the person on the other end of a message matters a whole lot when you use an informal communication channel like texting.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Even in an encrypted chat, “if there’s people you don’t know in there, that’s always gonna be a risk — even just people that you do know who maybe you don’t trust super well,” EFF’s @ThorinKlosowski.com told @HuffPost.com. www.huffpost.com/entry/cyber...
Statutory damages turn copyright litigation into financial Russian roulette, stifling artistic and technological progress at the edges of fair use. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Statutory Damages: The Fuel of Copyright-based Censorship
Imagine every post online came with a bounty of up to $150,000 paid to anyone who finds it violates opaque government rules—all out of the pocket of the platform. It's not a fantasy, it’s close to
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January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Statutory damages turn copyright litigation into financial Russian roulette, stifling artistic and technological progress at the edges of fair use. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Gamers, rise up 🎮 Looking to attend #GDC2026? You can get a 10% discount with EFF's code! www.eff.org/event/eff-g...
EFF at GDC Festival of Gaming
Gamers, rise up! EFF is excited to support and participate in this year's GDC Festival of Gaming! You can stop by and see some of EFF's staff during the GDC Welcome Party on Monday, March 9, at the
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January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Gamers, rise up 🎮 Looking to attend #GDC2026? You can get a 10% discount with EFF's code! www.eff.org/event/eff-g...
If you’re confused about the difference between “age verification,” “age estimation,” “age assurance,” and “age gate” — you’re not alone. Let’s help you make sense of it all. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide to the
Age verification, age assurance, age estimation, age gating—they get thrown around interchangeably, but they technically mean different things. And those differences matter a lot when we're talking
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January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
If you’re confused about the difference between “age verification,” “age estimation,” “age assurance,” and “age gate” — you’re not alone. Let’s help you make sense of it all. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
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January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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This week Re:Create member @eff.org is leading its annual “Copyright Week,” a week that emphasizes how America relies on a balanced copyright system to promote creativity and innovation, and highlights some of the ways unbalanced copyright hurts consumers, creators, and innovators alike.
January 21, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This week Re:Create member @eff.org is leading its annual “Copyright Week,” a week that emphasizes how America relies on a balanced copyright system to promote creativity and innovation, and highlights some of the ways unbalanced copyright hurts consumers, creators, and innovators alike.
U.S. copyright’s flawed statutory damages regime has devastating consequences for legitimate online speech. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Statutory Damages: The Fuel of Copyright-based Censorship
Imagine every post online came with a bounty of up to $150,000 paid to anyone who finds it violates opaque government rules—all out of the pocket of the platform. It's not a fantasy, it’s close to
www.eff.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
U.S. copyright’s flawed statutory damages regime has devastating consequences for legitimate online speech. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
"If you give your data to any third party, you are inevitably giving up some control over it and people should be extremely cautious about doing that when it's their personal health information," EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @darkreading.bsky.social. www.darkreading.com/remote-work...
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
"If you give your data to any third party, you are inevitably giving up some control over it and people should be extremely cautious about doing that when it's their personal health information," EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @darkreading.bsky.social. www.darkreading.com/remote-work...
“It is sickening that ICE is using this flawed app and unacceptable invasion of biometric privacy to supposedly determine whether someone is undocumented and deport them or even worse,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co. www.404media.co/ices-facial...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app's results are a “definitive” determination of someone's immigration status.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
“It is sickening that ICE is using this flawed app and unacceptable invasion of biometric privacy to supposedly determine whether someone is undocumented and deport them or even worse,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co. www.404media.co/ices-facial...
“[Amazon is] doubling down on privacy invasion and supporting the misconception that more surveillance always makes us safer,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn said at #CES2026, as reported in @MensJournal.com. www.mensjournal.com/news/amazon...
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
“[Amazon is] doubling down on privacy invasion and supporting the misconception that more surveillance always makes us safer,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn said at #CES2026, as reported in @MensJournal.com. www.mensjournal.com/news/amazon...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Seattle! We're back in February for BSides Seattle. Be sure to stop by the conference and say hello 👋 We'll be chatting about our latest work defending privacy and free speech for all! www.eff.org/event/eff-b...
EFF at BSides Seattle
EFF is excited to be at BSides Seattle for the first time! If you're attending the event, be sure to stop by EFF's table in the exhibitor area where we'll be spreading the word about our efforts to
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January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Seattle! We're back in February for BSides Seattle. Be sure to stop by the conference and say hello 👋 We'll be chatting about our latest work defending privacy and free speech for all! www.eff.org/event/eff-b...
"Employers have a lot of latitude in the workplace to do video monitoring and really lots of different kinds of surveillance," EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told @CBSNews.com — and some of that surveillance doesn’t get turned off when employees are off the clock. www.cbsnews.com/news/why-ca...
Your boss could be watching: Why California lawmakers killed a workplace surveillance bill
Do you ever feel like someone's watching you? Well, you might be right, and it might be your boss.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Employers have a lot of latitude in the workplace to do video monitoring and really lots of different kinds of surveillance," EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told @CBSNews.com — and some of that surveillance doesn’t get turned off when employees are off the clock. www.cbsnews.com/news/why-ca...
Even though there’s no way to implement mandated age gates in a way that fully protects speech and privacy rights, EFF wants to help you minimize the infringement of your rights as you manage the imposition of age gates. Learn more in our guide to navigating age assurance: eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
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January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Even though there’s no way to implement mandated age gates in a way that fully protects speech and privacy rights, EFF wants to help you minimize the infringement of your rights as you manage the imposition of age gates. Learn more in our guide to navigating age assurance: eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Si defiendes que el uso policial de drones necesita límites claros, entonces te contamos qué pasó con estos programas y por qué generan tantas preguntas: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Programas de drones como primeros intervinientes: 2025 en
La adopción de los drones como primeros intervinientes (DFR, por sus siglas en inglés) despegó realmente en 2025. Aunque el concepto existe desde 2018, este año se ha producido una mayor
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January 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Si defiendes que el uso policial de drones necesita límites claros, entonces te contamos qué pasó con estos programas y por qué generan tantas preguntas: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Don’t believe it? Learn more here: EFF.org/Age
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
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January 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Don’t believe it? Learn more here: EFF.org/Age
Wondering how likely it is for your ID to be leaked when you hand it over for an age check? Want to know how companies are guessing your age in the first place? Read all about it in our guide to age assurance technology. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Wondering how likely it is for your ID to be leaked when you hand it over for an age check? Want to know how companies are guessing your age in the first place? Read all about it in our guide to age assurance technology. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Si defiendes que tu ciudad puede plantarse y decir no a tecnologías de vigilancia intrusivas, entonces te explicamos cómo ese poder de compra cambió decisiones reales este año: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
El poder de adquisición: cuando las ciudades se dieron cuenta de que
Durante décadas, las ciudades han estado atrapadas en lo que los investigadores denominan «prácticas de adquisición heredadas»: normas administrativas que dan prioridad a la «eficiencia» y a los
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January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Si defiendes que tu ciudad puede plantarse y decir no a tecnologías de vigilancia intrusivas, entonces te explicamos cómo ese poder de compra cambió decisiones reales este año: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Wondering if you should continue to use services that require age verification of some kind? Read more about gauging the risk to your personal info: www.eff.org/pages/use-g...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many
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January 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Wondering if you should continue to use services that require age verification of some kind? Read more about gauging the risk to your personal info: www.eff.org/pages/use-g...
Si defiendes que tu ISP no debería vigilarte ni actuar como policía del copyright, entonces te explicamos qué se está discutiendo realmente en este caso: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
La lucha contra los nuevos intentos de convertir a los ISP en
El caso de copyright más relevante del 2025 está ante la Corte Suprema: decidir si los proveedores de internet (ISP) son responsables por las infracciones de sus usuarios. Si no se revoca el fallo
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January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Si defiendes que tu ISP no debería vigilarte ni actuar como policía del copyright, entonces te explicamos qué se está discutiendo realmente en este caso: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
As age gates get rolled out, you may find yourself asking: should I continue to use services that require me to verify my age? And if so, how can I do that with the least risk to my personal information? To find out, check out our guide to navigating age assurance tech: eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
As age gates get rolled out, you may find yourself asking: should I continue to use services that require me to verify my age? And if so, how can I do that with the least risk to my personal information? To find out, check out our guide to navigating age assurance tech: eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to
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January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...