States are cracking down on online porn—but is it working? The researcher Zeve Sanderson explains how age-verification laws backfire, why teens outsmart them, and what that means for the future of internet regulation. Further reading: “<a href="https://csmapnyu.org/research/academic-research/do-age-verification-bills-change-search-behavior-a-pre-registered-synthetic-control-multiverse">Do Age-Verification Bills Change Search Behavior? A Pre-Registered Synthetic Control Multiverse,</a>” by David Lang, Zeve Sanderson, et al. “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/supreme-court-online-pornography/681397/">The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End</a>,” by Marc Novicoff Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at <a href="http://theatlantic.com/podsub">TheAtlantic.com/podsub</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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