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For 30 years, Section 230 has protected the people who write and share information online—not just platforms. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook
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February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
For 30 years, Section 230 has protected the people who write and share information online—not just platforms. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
“With minor tweaks, Ring’s tool to search for lost dogs could be used by law enforcement to track people,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @Metro.co.uk. “Homeowners don’t have to participate and privacy regulators can investigate.” metro.co.uk/2026/02/09/...
Ring Doorbells have a sinister new feature that you've got to opt out of
'This is like the commercial they show at the beginning of a dystopian sci-fi film to quickly show people how bad things have gotten.'
metro.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“With minor tweaks, Ring’s tool to search for lost dogs could be used by law enforcement to track people,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @Metro.co.uk. “Homeowners don’t have to participate and privacy regulators can investigate.” metro.co.uk/2026/02/09/...
Long-time EFF board member David Farber's voice will be greatly missed. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
RIP Dave Farber, EFF Board Member and Friend
We are sad to report the passing of longtime EFF Board member, Dave Farber. Dave was 91 and lived in Tokyo from age 83, where he was the Distinguished Professor at Keio University and Co-Director of
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February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Long-time EFF board member David Farber's voice will be greatly missed. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
When a business complains about a negative review, Yelp doesn’t decide who’s “right.” Section 230 means platforms can host user speech without becoming judges. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
The Internet Still Works: Yelp Protects Consumer Reviews
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook
www.eff.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
When a business complains about a negative review, Yelp doesn’t decide who’s “right.” Section 230 means platforms can host user speech without becoming judges. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
Section 230, “the 26 words that created the internet,” was enacted 30 years ago this week. It was no rush-job—rather, it was the result of wise legislative deliberation and foresight, and it remains the best bulwark to protect free expression online.
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Op-ed: Weakening Section 230 Would Chill Online Speech
Enacted 30 years ago through careful legislative deliberation, Section 230 remains the internet’s strongest bulwark for free expression, protecting the services—and users—that make online speech
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February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Section 230, “the 26 words that created the internet,” was enacted 30 years ago this week. It was no rush-job—rather, it was the result of wise legislative deliberation and foresight, and it remains the best bulwark to protect free expression online.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off.
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No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's
Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad offered a vision of our streets that should leave every person unsettled about the company’s goals for disintegrating our privacy in public.In the ad, disguised as a
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February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Police often won’t question other agencies’ access to their automated license plate readers, EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @the74.bsky.social. “You know how maybe your grandparents approve every friend request they get on Facebook? It’s like that. It’s always been like that.”
ICE Taps into School Security Cameras to Aid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show.
www.the74million.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Police often won’t question other agencies’ access to their automated license plate readers, EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @the74.bsky.social. “You know how maybe your grandparents approve every friend request they get on Facebook? It’s like that. It’s always been like that.”
We’re back with a new Speaking Freely Interview! Learn about developments in press freedom across the globe from Professor Yazan Badran, here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Speaking Freely: Yazan Badran
Yazan Badran is an assistant professor in international media and communication studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and a researcher at the Echo research group. His research focuses on the
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February 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We’re back with a new Speaking Freely Interview! Learn about developments in press freedom across the globe from Professor Yazan Badran, here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as CBP and the DEA to put automated license plate readers along border highways, a coalition of 38 groups led by EFF and the Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition demanded today of @governor.ca.gov and the CA Dept of Transportation.
Coalition Urges California to Revoke Permits for Federal License Plate Reader Surveillance
SAN FRANCISCO – California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to put automated license plate readers al...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as CBP and the DEA to put automated license plate readers along border highways, a coalition of 38 groups led by EFF and the Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition demanded today of @governor.ca.gov and the CA Dept of Transportation.
Even in stable times, rolling back protection for free speech online would be foolhardy and harmful, EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social wrote for @talkingpointsmemo.com. In a moment when the Executive Branch seeks to censor speech online, it could be a nail in democracy’s coffin.
Behind the Misguided Bipartisan Push to Muzzle Free Speech Online
This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Even in stable times, rolling back protection for free speech online would be foolhardy and harmful, EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social wrote for @talkingpointsmemo.com. In a moment when the Executive Branch seeks to censor speech online, it could be a nail in democracy’s coffin.
The Department of Homeland Security is issuing lawless subpoenas for online user data. Tech companies need to do more to fight back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS
EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is issuing lawless subpoenas for online user data. Tech companies need to do more to fight back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Section 230 turns 30 this month. It helps ensure your honest review can stay online—even when businesses object. We spoke with Yelp’s Chief Legal Officer about protecting consumer speech.
The Internet Still Works: Yelp Protects Consumer Reviews
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook ...
www.eff.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Section 230 turns 30 this month. It helps ensure your honest review can stay online—even when businesses object. We spoke with Yelp’s Chief Legal Officer about protecting consumer speech.
“Today’s technologies— high-definition cameras, microphones, digital data harvesting & AI-driven analysis— are being used to create an environment of mass surveillance that ensnares almost all individuals within the US,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @themarshallproject.org.
How AI Surveillance Tech is Creeping From the Southern Border Into the Rest of the Country
Surveillance technology has long been part of policing the border. ICE’s growing raids are bringing it to many other areas.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
“Today’s technologies— high-definition cameras, microphones, digital data harvesting & AI-driven analysis— are being used to create an environment of mass surveillance that ensnares almost all individuals within the US,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @themarshallproject.org.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Exercise your right to free speech by donating to EFF and letting everyone know that you support digital freedom with a new t-shirt! eff.org/join
“Trying to control what algorithms are able to show people is a bad idea, because whenever you put the government in the position of what they can or cannot show, you end up limiting First Amendment rights,” EFF’s Tori Noble told @courthousenews.bsky.social. www.courthousenews.com/generative-...
Generative justice: AI courtroom content could change how Americans think about the law
AI is being used to create fake scenes from courthouses. What does that mean for public trust in institutions?
www.courthousenews.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“Trying to control what algorithms are able to show people is a bad idea, because whenever you put the government in the position of what they can or cannot show, you end up limiting First Amendment rights,” EFF’s Tori Noble told @courthousenews.bsky.social. www.courthousenews.com/generative-...
@Wikipedia.org gets hundreds of legal demands every year to remove user-written content. Less than 1% get granted. We spoke with @wikimediafoundation.org about how they protect editors, and how Section 230 makes that possible. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook
www.eff.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
@Wikipedia.org gets hundreds of legal demands every year to remove user-written content. Less than 1% get granted. We spoke with @wikimediafoundation.org about how they protect editors, and how Section 230 makes that possible. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
The “ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP agents, and some local police working with them, from acquiring or using biometric surveillance systems, including face recognition technology, or information derived from such systems. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Yes to the “ICE Out of Our Faces Act”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The “ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP agents, and some local police working with them, from acquiring or using biometric surveillance systems, including face recognition technology, or information derived from such systems. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Dave Farber saw both the promise and the dangers that would come with the spread of the internet.
RIP Dave Farber, EFF Board Member and Friend
We are sad to report the passing of longtime EFF Board member, Dave Farber. Dave was 91 and lived in Tokyo from age 83, where he was the Distinguished Professor at Keio University and Co-Director of t...
www.eff.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dave Farber saw both the promise and the dangers that would come with the spread of the internet.
EFF is against age verification mandates, including Discord's new policy requiring face scans or IDs for full access to the platform. Here are some things to consider if you're planning to continue using Discord next month. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many
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February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
EFF is against age verification mandates, including Discord's new policy requiring face scans or IDs for full access to the platform. Here are some things to consider if you're planning to continue using Discord next month. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Section 230’s immunity is the best available legal shield to protect users’ speech online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
On Its 30th Birthday, Section 230 Remains The Lynchpin For Users’
For thirty years, internet users have benefited from a key federal law that allows everyone to express themselves, find community, organize politically, and participate in society. Section 230, which
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February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Section 230’s immunity is the best available legal shield to protect users’ speech online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF’s Encrypt It Already campaign aims to "empower people" to control their privacy and data, EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @darkreading.bsky.social. www.darkreading.com/cloud-secur...
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
EFF’s Encrypt It Already campaign aims to "empower people" to control their privacy and data, EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @darkreading.bsky.social. www.darkreading.com/cloud-secur...
WATCH: EFF’s @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy joined @superwuster.bsky.social on @NYTimes.com’s @EzraKlein.bsky.social Show to discuss “Everything Wrong With the Internet and How to Fix It.” www.nytimes.com/video/opini...
Video: Opinion | We Didn’t Ask for This Internet
Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain why the internet failed to live up to its early promise.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
WATCH: EFF’s @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy joined @superwuster.bsky.social on @NYTimes.com’s @EzraKlein.bsky.social Show to discuss “Everything Wrong With the Internet and How to Fix It.” www.nytimes.com/video/opini...
The reason no one says “Super Bowl” has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with the massive amount of resources of the NFL. But its scare tactics don’t change the fact that you can totally say “SuperBowl.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
You Can Call the Super Bowl the "Super Bowl"
Are you going to a Big Game party on Sunday? Or perhaps going to watch the pro football championship game? Or take in the majestic splendor of the Superb Owl? You can also just call it by its real
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February 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The reason no one says “Super Bowl” has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with the massive amount of resources of the NFL. But its scare tactics don’t change the fact that you can totally say “SuperBowl.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest.
Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
If you're new to Signal, it might feel a little overwhelming to get the hang of, but you can get it set up and working pretty quickly. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Use Signal
Download location: Google Play Store, Apple App Store
System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 13 or later
Version used in this guide: Android: 7.38.6 iPhone: 7.5.1
License: GPLv3
Level: Beginner
Time required: 15-20 minutes
Other reading:
https://signal.org/
https://support.signal.org/
https://signal.org/blog/
Table of Contents
Download and Install Signal
Register and Verify...
ssd.eff.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
If you're new to Signal, it might feel a little overwhelming to get the hang of, but you can get it set up and working pretty quickly. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...