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Cal Newport

Cal is currently the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. Before arriving at Georgetown in 2011, he was at MIT, where he received his PhD working with Nancy Lynch in the Theory of Distributed Systems group, and spent two years as a postdoctoral associate working with Hari Balakrishnan in the Networks and Mobile Systems group. His academic research focuses on distributed algorithm theory, with a particular interest in what can and cannot be solved in challenging settings, such as communication networks with unknown participants or changing topologies, or biological systems.
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Are We Tumbling Toward an Adults-Only Internet?

Meg Leta Jones
Meg Leta Jones, Mac Milin Kiran and Cal Newport argue that the introduction of age verification mechanisms in proposed child online safety legislation may unintentionally result in an adults-only internet, as platforms opt to deny access to children rather than implement complex compliance measures. This potential outcome necessitates a fundamental debate about the intended audience of the internet and the balance between protecting children and preserving their rights to access and expression in the digital realm.

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