online safety
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.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Algerian Youth and Online Privacy: Digital Literacy, Data Exposure
A Generation Online Without a Guidebook Algeria's demographic profile shapes its digital risk landscape. With a median age of approximately 29 and nearly half the population under 30, Algeria has one of the youngest populations in the Mediterranean basin.
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.
