D.C. insider publication Politico recently published a glowing, subscriber-only profile about a “British baroness writing American online safety laws.” But did the publication miss a major scoop in recounting the tale of how Beeban Kidron, a member of the House of Lords and film industry bigwig, succeeded in pushing California into passing its Age Appropriate Design Code law (AADC)?

It appears Kidron and/or her advocacy group 5Rights may violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). …

FARA requires agents of foreign principals—like Kidron, or 5Rights, which “is headquartered in London with an office in Brussels”—to register or face criminal sanctions.

Yet according to FARA database searches conducted on August 7, 2023, no FARA filings have been made by or in respect of 5Rights, or Kidron, or figures identified as working on their behalf on legislative initiatives.