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ARTICLE · 01 JUNE 2026

The Conflict Between The First Amendment And Online Privacy & Safety Regulation

Explore the constitutional tensions between First Amendment protections and emerging consumer privacy regulations, including online teen safety laws. Legal experts from Squire Patton Boggs and industry advocates discuss how state legislation may overreach and face litigation challenges.

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SPB’s Alan Friel has previously explained here and here how consumer privacy law and online teen safety laws can go too far and be constitutionally suspect.  This issue has heated up in the courts as states rush to regulate. 

In a recent Network Advertising Initiative panel Alan moderates a speaker from Netchoice, an industry advocacy group leading the litigation challenges to overreaching online regulation, and a leading academic Professor, Eric Goldman.  A recording of the spirted discussion is available here.

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