We’d all like the internet to be a better place—for kids and adults alike. But in the name of online safety, governments around the world are racing to impose a dangerous new system of control. Are age gates the silver bullet to the internet’s problems they’re being promoted as? Or are we being sold a bill of goods? We’re answering this question and more in our latest EFFector newsletter.

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For over 35 years, EFFector has been your guide to understanding the intersection of technology, civil liberties, and the law. This latest issue covers an attack on VPNs in Utah, a livestream on how to disenshittify the internet, and California’s proposed social media ban that could set a dangerous new precedent for online censorship.

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