Author: Emma Leeds Armstrong

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Young People Have a First Amendment Right to Use Social Media (and All of Its Features)

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Minors, like everyone else, have First Amendment rights. These rights extend to their ability to use social media both to speak and access the speech of others online. But these rights are under attack, as many states seek to limit minors’ use of social media through age verification measures and outright bans. California’s SB 976, […]

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Civil Rights Commission Pans Face Recognition Technology

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In its recent report, Civil Rights Implications of Face Recognition Technology (FRT), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights identified serious problems with the federal government’s use of face recognition technology, and in doing so recognized EFF’s expertise on this issue. The Commission focused its investigation on the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland […]

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