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Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | December 16, 2025

🪪 Age Verification Is Coming for the Internet | EFFector 37.18

The final EFFector of 2025 is here! Just in time to keep you up-to-date on the latests happenings in the fight for privacy and free speech online.In this latest issue, we're sharing how to spot sneaky ALPR cameras at the U.S. border, covering a host of new ...

Event | December 15, 2025

EFF Reddit AMA—The Harms of Age Verification Mandates

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy from Monday (12/15) to Wednesday (12/17) to talk about what age verification mandates mean for everyone. Come ask us anything about how age verification works, who it...

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 15, 2025

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Repeal Online Safety Act

Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship in sending a briefing to UK politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legislation.

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 13, 2025

EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate

Ahead of the UK Parliament convening to debate a petition signed by almost 2.9 million people calling for an end to the government’s plans to roll out a national digital ID, EFF and 12 other civil society organizations wrote to politicians in the country urging them to reject the Labour...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | December 11, 2025

Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review

A massive wave of public comments just told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): don’t shut the public out of patent review.EFF submitted its own formal comment opposing the USPTO’s proposed rules, and more than 4,000 supporters added their voices—an extraordinary response for a technical, fast-moving rulemaking. We comprised...

Deeplinks Blog by Lisa Femia | December 11, 2025

Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?

This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF opposes all forms of age verification mandates. Head to EFF.org/Age to explore our resources and...

Deeplinks Blog by Molly Buckley | December 10, 2025

Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. That's why today, we're launching EFF.org/Age, a one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what these laws actually...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | December 10, 2025

The Best Big Media Merger Is No Merger at All

The state of streaming is... bad. It’s very bad. The first step in wanting to watch anything is a web search: “Where can I stream X?” Then you have to scroll past an AI summary with no answers, and then scroll past the sponsored links. After that, you find out...

Press Release | December 10, 2025

EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws

With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and censorship regimes that will be used to harm both youth and adults, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new resource hub that will sort through the mess and help people...

Deeplinks Blog by Daniel de Zeeuw | December 9, 2025

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33

In the brand new Planet Hollywood Poker Room, 48 digital rights supporters played No-Limit Texas Hold’Em in the 4th Annual EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON, raising $18,395 for EFF.

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Event | December 10, 2025

Project Censored’s “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary

City Lights (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Senior Staff Technologist Bill Budington will be speaking.City Lights, Project Censored, and Seven Stories Press celebrate the publication of “STATE OF THE FREE PRESS 2025” – Edited by Mickey Huff, Shealeigh Voitl, and...

Event | August 7, 2026

Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34

The EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is back for DEF CON 34! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play for money. Play for the future of the web. Seating is limited, so reserve your...

Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | December 8, 2025

10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can...

Event | January 15, 2026

EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification

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...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon, Karen Gullo | December 4, 2025

EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights

The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a done deal, and it shouldn’t be.The GDPR is the most comprehensive model for privacy legislation around the world. While it is far...

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🪪 Age Verification Is Coming for the Internet | EFFector 37.18

EFF Reddit AMA—The Harms of Age Verification Mandates

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Repeal Online Safety Act

EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate

Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review

Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?

Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

The Best Big Media Merger Is No Merger at All

EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33

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Project Censored’s “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary

Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34

10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification

EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights

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