Washington Legal Foundation

09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 08:26

Upcoming Webinar—How Age Verification Undermines the First Amendment While Failing Kids

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:
Ari Cohn, Free Speech Counsel, TechFreedom
Vera Eidelman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
Kate Ruane, Director, Center for Democracy and Technology Free Expression Project
David Greene, Senior Staff Attorney and Civil Liberties Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Description:
Won't someone please think of the children! Many federal and state proposals aim to protect children online, but many of these well-intentioned measures raise significant First Amendment concerns when it comes to age verification. How can we balance child safety with free speech? What are the real-world effects of proposed age-verification measures? How have courts ruled so far and how will future litigation play out? Our panel of experts tackle these questions and more.