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Electronic Frontier Foundation
eff.org > deeplinks > 2026 > 09 > governor-newsom-signs-student-backed-digital-literacy-bills-alongside-misguided

Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (624+ words) Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF…...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
eff.org > deeplinks > 2026 > 09 > metas-17-billion-settlement-bad-deal-teens-and-all-social-media-users

Meta's $17 Billion Settlement is a Bad Deal for Teens and All Social Media Users

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1163+ words) Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced. In this post, we go through the Settlement’s provisions in detail and…...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
eff.org > deeplinks > 2026 > 08 > eff-statement-meta-settlement

EFF Statement on Meta Settlement

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (138+ words) Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF Statement on Meta Settlement Under this settlement, young users will now have less access to Meta products, and a lesser ability to exercise their rights to speak, access information and art and culture, associate and form…...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
eff.org > deeplinks > 2026 > 08 > ninth-circuit-ruling-will-force-online-platforms-host-user-speech-fight-lengthy

Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) A little procedural background is necessary to understand the implications of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling. The district court ruled that Section 230 does not apply to certain features (and does apply to others) and so denied the motion to dismiss on…...