Study: Age-verification laws don't work

At least 18 states have adopted laws requiring websites to verify user ages and block people under age 18 .

Proponents say they're necessary to curb minors' access to porn, even if it means sacrificing adults' privacy.

A new working paper suggests the detractors are right.

Researchers looked at Google Trends data from all of these states.

They found that users in affected states simply shift their habits by searching for non-compliant sites.

A new podcast by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Techdirt Editor Mike Masnick about Section 230 is launching today .

The law requires social media platforms to get parental consent before allowing people under the age of 16 to create accounts.

An Arizona ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy has been permanently blocked by a Maricopa County Superior Court .