YouTube’s Age Verification Policy and The First Amendment

Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Katherine Howard-Fudge

Age-based content restrictions are not novel. Courts have held that restrictions imposed to protect minors can be constitutional, as states have the power to shield children from inappropriate material. One well-known example is the Motion Picture Association’s movie ratings based on the age of viewers (i.e., Rated R or PG-13). The modern age allowance dilemma [...]

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Deepfakes and the 2024 Election

Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Sara Etemad-Moghadam

In March 2023, a photograph of Pope Francis showed him uncharacteristically fashionable in a long white cinched puffer coat. That same month, photographs of former President Trump being tackled by New York City police officers circulated on Twitter, attracting five million views. If these events seem implausible, or you’re surprised that they didn’t make major [...]

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