Age of Surveillance

In this report, S.T.O.P. details the harms of internet age-verification laws on LGBTQ+ children and teens. While protection of children is always a laudable objective, far-right lawmakers have manipulated this narrative to censor LGBTQ+ resources online, dramatically reshaping access to internet content in their states. The report shows that many liberal lawmakers are increasingly promoting similar legislation, strengthening the movement for federal internet age-verification laws and unintentionally affirming conservative attacks on LGBTQ+ youth. 


Read the full report.