Opinion

Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech

INVASION OF PRIVACY

Age verification laws will threaten anonymous speech—a hallmark of American democracy.

Jeff Kosseff
Jeff Kosseff
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Jeff Kosseff

Jeff Kosseff

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