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...
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...
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
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...
EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws
Age Assurance Methods Explained
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 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.
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...
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...
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...
