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July 26, 2024
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** Don’t Let App Stores Off the Hook
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** Unaccountable app stores advertise inappropriate products to minors.
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** Clare Morell and Michael Toscano, National Review
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On July 9, for the first time, federal regulators banned a digital platform from serving users under 18. As part of this landmark settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, NGL, an anonymous-messaging app that pitched itself as a “safe space for teens,” will now be required to prevent users from accessing the app if they indicate they are under 18. NGL also agreed to stop marketing its apps to kids and teens. As the Washington Post reported, “the settlement marks a major milestone in the federal government’s efforts to tackle concerns that tech platforms are exposing children to noxious material and profiting from it.”

The impetus for the FTC’s investigation was complaints that NGL had become a hotbed for cyberbullying, despite claiming that it had a sophisticated AI system to prevent such actions on its platforms. The settlement is an important step forward in preventing apps from harming America’s kids. But NGL is only one app of many that are harmful and dangerous for children and yet are easily available for download and are being actively promoted to children in the app stores.
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On his Substack, Brad Littlejohn argues that tech policy is the new family policy ([link removed]) .
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In his column, George Weigel explains why just war theory always matters ([link removed]) .
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Francis X. Maier writes for The Catholic Thing about the Christian response to a rage-filled society ([link removed]) .
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EPPC’s new two-pager on abortion pill reversal is the latest in a series on defending life after Dobbs ([link removed]) .
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EPPC has also published a new two-pager on the negative psychological effects of chemical abortion ([link removed]) .
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Rachel N. Morrison filed an amicus brief supporting employee’s religious accommodation rights ([link removed]) .
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Rachel and Eric Kniffin also filed an amicus brief supporting the restoration of Tennessee’s Title X funding ([link removed]) .
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Rachel was interviewed by Bloomberg Law on the Tennessee case ([link removed]) .
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