Platform Accountability & Governance
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EPIC Asks Federal Court to Rule that Narrow Regulation of Misleading Elections-Related Deepfakes Is Facially Constitutional
April 23, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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The First Amendment
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Updates
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Kohls v. Bonta
April 23, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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The First Amendment
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Amicus Briefs
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Ninth Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Case About Whether Algorithms Directed to Induce Habit-Forming Behavior Are Protected Speech
April 2, 2025
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Age Assurance
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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The First Amendment
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Analysis
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CyberInsider: Mozilla Calls for Action to Stop Surveillance Firm’s Data Scraping
March 26, 2025
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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News
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Judge in California Age-Appropriate Design Code Case Gets the First Amendment Wrong—Again
March 14, 2025
Yesterday, a federal judge issued a second preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (“CAADC”). The judge's First Amendment analysis flouted directions from the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court to more critically examine Big Tech’s demands for broad relief from regulation. The decision erroneously questions the constitutionality of every law giving kids special protections online—including the long-standing Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).
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Age Assurance
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Children's Privacy
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Data Protection
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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Privacy Laws
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The First Amendment
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Analysis
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Vermont Senate Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code
March 14, 2025
Yesterday the Vermont Senate passed Senate Bill 69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (Vermont AADC), on a bipartisan 25-5 vote. Last month EPIC testified in support of the bill and submitted additional written testimony.
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Age Assurance
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Children's Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Minimization
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Data Protection
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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Social Media Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC-Led Group of Law and Technology Experts Urges Ninth Circuit to Rule that Social Media Companies’ Addictive Technology Is Not Protected Expression
March 7, 2025
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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The First Amendment
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Updates
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Tech Policy Press: Can States Restrict Online Content in the Name of Protecting Children? The Supreme Court Will Weigh In.
March 7, 2025
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Age Assurance
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Children's Privacy
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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News
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MLex: EPIC, others say limit to engagement algorithms is consistent with First Amendment
March 6, 2025
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Children's Privacy
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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The First Amendment
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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News
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