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Blocked blogs, data leaks, boosts for alternative sites
As more places around the world—including U.S. states—pass laws requiring age checks around the internet, we're continuing to see a slew of unintended (but entirely predictable) consequences. The latest round includes…
Bluesky is blocking Mississippi users over state’s age verification law
The social media platform Bluesky is blocking users from Mississippi rather than comply with the state's age verification law. "Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law…
What if TikTok therapists are making people less happy?
Lena Dunham's new Netflix show Too Much is a rom-com for the TikTok-scrolling, influencer-besotted age. In the show, 30-something Jessica relocates to London after a thunderous breakup that causes her to go a little…
Meta joins forces with conservative activist to keep woke bias out of AI
Mon Aug 18, 2025 - 4:55 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) – Facebook parent company Meta will be working with conservative activist Robby Starbuck to keep political bias out of its artificial intelligence (AI) project in perhaps the most…
The anti-porn crusade comes for online games
Anti-porn crusaders and squeamish financial companies are coming for kinky gamers. Once upon a time, this unholy collaboration seemed content targeting actual porn (something I wrote a Reason cover story on in 2022, if you…
Kids don’t want screens—they want freedom
Kids love being on their phones and would rather do that than anything else. Right? New research finds that this is a myth. Children reported that what they really want to do is hang out with friends in real life—with no…
10 examples of absurd fallout from the U.K.’s Online Safety Act
A law in effect for less than two weeks is already wreaking havoc all over the internet. The United Kingdom law—called the Online Safety Act—is purportedly about protecting children. The best I can say about its rollout is…
Alabama’s 10 percent porn tax starts in September
Alabama can't seem to decide whether it wants to discourage porn consumption or profit from it. Starting in September, it will levy a 10 percent tax on adult website proceeds from any porn produced or sold in the state.…
Capitalism isn’t why you’re unhappy. It’s just a convenient scapegoat.
Are you feeling bad? Sad? Lonely? Despondent about your life? Anxious about politics? Angry about the state of the world? The gurus and influencers and deep thinkers of the internet have identified the culprit, the reason,…
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