Hackers' Pub

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`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
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Hacker News 500 @hn500@social.lansky.name

3/13/2026, 2:15:13 PM

Public

I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age‑verification bills

Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362528

I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills. The answer involves a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it.

I've been pulling public records on the wave of "age verification" bills moving through US state legislatures. IRS 990 filings, Senate lobbying...

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