Author: Melissa Srago

Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require websites and apps to collect sensitive data from every user, often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “estimation” methods, before granting them […]

Join us for our next EFFecting Change livestream this Thursday! We’re talking about emerging laws and platform policies that affect the digital privacy and free expression rights of the LGBT+ community, and how this echoes the experience of marginalized people across the world. EFFecting Change Livestream Series:Pride in Digital FreedomThursday, June 12th4:00 PM – 5:00 PM […]

Nominations are now open for the 2025 EFF Awards! The nomination window will be open until Friday, May 23rd at 2:00 PM Pacific time. You could nominate the next winner today! For over thirty years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation presented awards to key leaders and organizations in the fight for freedom and innovation online. The EFF Awards celebrate the […]

Please join EFF for the next segment of EFFecting Change, our livestream series covering digital privacy and free speech.  EFFecting Change Livestream Series:Digital Rights & the New AdministrationThursday, January 16th10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific – Check Local TimeThis event is LIVE and FREE! What direction will your digital rights take under Trump and the 119th Congress? Find out about […]

Please join EFF for the next segment of EFFecting Change, our newest livestream series, diving into topics near and dear to our hearts.  August 28: Reproductive Justice in the Digital Age This summer marks the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Join EFF for a livestream discussion about restrictions to reproductive […]