Regulation & enforcement

The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

Published July 31, 2026 · EFF Deeplinks

EFF is campaigning against S. 737, the SCREEN Act, a federal age-verification proposal that recently saw a close Senate Commerce Committee vote. Because the bill covers any service hosting even one piece of explicit material, it could reach mainstream platforms like Netflix, Reddit, or Discord, and it explicitly bars simple self-attestation. EFF argues this would force users to hand identity documents to third-party verification firms that store personal data indefinitely, eroding anonymous browsing.

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