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TIME: YPA files FTC complaint about AI Companion deceptive practices

TIME: YPA files FTC complaint about AI Companion deceptive practices

January 28, 2025

Substack: YPA talks to 20,000 voters in run-up to 2024 election

Substack: YPA talks to 20,000 voters in run-up to 2024 election

November 15, 2024

YPA's Advocacy Director, Ava Smithing, testifies before Congress

YPA's Advocacy Director, Ava Smithing, testifies before Congress

April 17, 2024

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POLITICO: YPA helps strike down AI moratorium

POLITICO: YPA helps strike down AI moratorium

July 1, 2025

PBS NewsHour: YPA Advocacy Director, Ava Smithing, interviewed on Kids Online Safety Act

PBS NewsHour: YPA Advocacy Director, Ava Smithing, interviewed on Kids Online Safety Act

July 30, 2024

Washington Post: YPA demonstrates in front of tech CEO's testifying before Congress

Washington Post: YPA demonstrates in front of tech CEO's testifying before Congress

January 31, 2024

Bloomberg: YPA profiled for online safety work

Bloomberg: YPA profiled for online safety work

November 8, 2023

Washington Post: YPA Executive Director, Sam Hiner, covered for tech advocacy work

Washington Post: YPA Executive Director, Sam Hiner, covered for tech advocacy work

November 5, 2023

PEOPLE: YPA receives Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund Grant

PEOPLE: YPA receives Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund Grant

August 2, 2023

Spectrum: YPA spearheads NC bill to preserve online autonomy

Spectrum: YPA spearheads NC bill to preserve online autonomy

April 19, 2023

Spectrum: YPA activates student voters in 2022

Spectrum: YPA activates student voters in 2022

October 17, 2022