Silenced and Sidelined: Censorship, Adult Content, and Employment
A timely and provocative panel discussion exploring the complex intersection of personal freedom, censorship, and digital privacy in the age of social media. Our conversation will delve into the controversial topic of professionals facing termination due to their online presence,…
Age Verification Laws Limit Free Speech Online
Policies requiring age verification are violations of free speech. However, they have been utilized globally and domestically to assuage public outcry about minors accessing sexually explicit material online[^1] , but most of this legislation is ineffective, insecure, or both. These…
Woodhull Condemns Florida Department of Education Ban on Critical Sex Education Topics
Woodhull is alarmed by the ongoing attacks against freedom of expression and children’s right to education in Florida. In recent years, Florida’s legislature has passed a series of laws restricting critical sex and gender education topics in school districts throughout…
Brief Of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Chamber Of Progress, The Coalition For Responsible Home Education, And LGBT Tech As Amici Curiae In Support Of Plaintiff-Appellee
On October 4, 2024, Woodhull joined our allies from Chamber of Progress, LGBT Tech, and the Coalition for Responsible Home Education in filing an Amicus Brief supporting Netchoice in Netchoice v. Finch. NetChoice v. Fitch is a legal challenge to…
Canaries in the Coal Mine: Sex Workers are Fighting Censorship
We’re collaborating with our friends at New Moon Network for a compelling roundtable discussion about the critical intersection of sex work and censorship. We will examine how sex workers are often the "canaries in the coal mine" when it comes…
New(ish) KOSA, Same Old Problems
We’ve written extensively about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), and we’ve made our position clear: KOSA’s plan for online censorship threatens our cherished human rights. In the words of Daly Johnson on Woodhull’s Blog from over a year ago,…
Woodhull & Decrim NY Submit Comments to New York State’s AG Office Raising Privacy and Freedom of Expression Concerns in the Implementation of SAFE for Kids Act
Earlier this year New York state passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. The bill proposes to prohibit social media companies from providing children with access to addictive feeds without parental consent. Similar to other attempts at…
Comments on New York State’s Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) Act
The Honorable Letitia James New York State Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Re: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pursuant to New York General Business Law section 1500 et seq Dear Attorney General James: Earlier this year, New York…
