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  • Censorship and Media
  • Guns
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The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights

The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights

By Nicole Shekhovtsova

The federal bill would impose mandatory universal age verification and restrict access to artificial intelligence companions.

The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech
The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech

By Richard Sill

Rhode Island Senate Bill 2098 would restrict access to reduced-risk nicotine products
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2098 would restrict access to reduced-risk nicotine products

By Guy Bentley

The FDA’s flavored e-cigarette guidance could keep adult smokers from safer alternatives
The FDA’s flavored e-cigarette guidance could keep adult smokers from safer alternatives

By Guy Bentley

California’s Senate Bill 1050 takes a narrower approach to artificial intelligence advertising disclosure
California’s Senate Bill 1050 takes a narrower approach to artificial intelligence advertising disclosure

By Richard Sill

  • Alaska should tax safer nicotine products at lower rates than cigarettes
    Alaska should tax safer nicotine products at lower rates than cigarettes

    Testimony by Guy Bentley

  • Congress doesn’t need to abandon the “actual knowledge” standard to keep kids safe online
    Congress doesn’t need to abandon the “actual knowledge” standard to keep kids safe online

    Commentary by Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • Research consistently shows e-cigarettes help smokers quit. When will U.S. policy catch up?
    Research consistently shows e-cigarettes help smokers quit. When will U.S. policy catch up?

    Commentary by Guy Bentley

  • How New York Gov. Hochul’s proposed Zyn tax could encourage smoking, undermine public health
    How New York Gov. Hochul’s proposed Zyn tax could encourage smoking, undermine public health

    Commentary by Guy Bentley

  • Florida’s surge in gambling helpline calls isn’t what it seems
    Florida’s surge in gambling helpline calls isn’t what it seems

    Commentary by Guy Bentley and Adrian Moore

  • Why isn’t the Food and Drug Administration celebrating the decline in youth tobacco use?
    Why isn’t the Food and Drug Administration celebrating the decline in youth tobacco use?

    Commentary by Guy Bentley

  • California Assembly Bill 1709 would violate the First Amendment and undermine parental choice
    California Assembly Bill 1709 would violate the First Amendment and undermine parental choice

    Testimony by Richard Sill

  • Vermont Senate Bill 198 would tax safer nicotine alternatives similarly to cigarettes
    Vermont Senate Bill 198 would tax safer nicotine alternatives similarly to cigarettes

    Testimony by Guy Bentley

  • California’s Digital Age Assurance Act should make age disclosure voluntary to protect privacy
    California’s Digital Age Assurance Act should make age disclosure voluntary to protect privacy

    Testimony by Caden Rosenbaum

Consumer Freedom Policy Studies

  • The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights
    The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights

    Backgrounder by Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech
    The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech

    Backgrounder by Richard Sill

  • Study: Menthol cigarettes do not increase youth smoking more than other cigarettes
    Study: Menthol cigarettes do not increase youth smoking more than other cigarettes

    Policy Study by Guy Bentley and Jacob James Rich

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