EFF Action Center Summary'> Summary'> Summary'> EFF Campaigns Login EFF.org Defend free speech. Fight surveillance. Support innovation. Privacy Tell Congress: Don’t Force Age Checks Online Take action Free Speech Stop California’s Social Media Ban (A.B. 1709) The California Assembly is fast-tracking A.B. 1709, a bill that would ban everyone under 16 from social media. This over-reaching censorship scheme threatens your data privacy, ignores the First Amendment, and wastes taxpayer money during a massive budget deficit. And, by overriding the judgment of parents, the California Legislature is trying to take parenting away from families and replace it with an overbroad ban and a costly (and shady) new government commission. Tell your representatives to vote NO on A.B. 1709. Privacy Tell Congress: Oppose the GUARD Act Congress is moving quickly on the revised GUARD Act, S. 3062. While lawmakers narrowed the bill after widespread criticism, it still requires intrusive age-verification systems for AI companions and imposes steep penalties on developers offering conversational AI tools. Creativity & Innovation Reject California’s Attack on 3D Printers (A.B. 2047) California lawmakers are advancing A.B. 2047 toward a floor vote in the State Senate. The bill would require 3D printers sold in California to run government-approved software that scans every print and leaves it up to unproven algorithms to identify blueprints which could be firearm components. The real impact however is surveillance, manufacturer lock-in, and censorship without recourse — while the scheme is easily bypassed by people already willing to break existing law by producing firearm parts. Demand your state Senator votes NO on A.B. 2047 See all our campaigns Electronic Frontier Foundation Thanks RSS Feeds Copyright Policy Privacy Policy Open Source Contact