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Policy & Regulation
Age Verification Online: The Global Push to Prove You’re Old Enough for the Internet
The World Decided Children Should Not Have Unrestricted Internet Access The political consensus arrived with remarkable speed. Between 2023 and 2025, a cascade of legislation across democracies established that online platforms must verify the age of their users — or face severe consequences.
Policy & Regulation
Child Online Safety Laws: A Global Crackdown on Big Tech in 2026
The Generation That Grew Up Online Is Paying the Price The evidence has been accumulating for over a decade. Adolescent mental health has deteriorated significantly since the widespread adoption of smartphones and social media.
Policy & Regulation
Platform Liability 2026: Section 230, the DSA, and the Global Battle Over Internet Rules
Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act of 1996 contains what legal scholars call the most consequential sentence in internet history. This single provision created the legal foundation for user-generated content platforms.
