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The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online.::Congress has resurrected the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that would increase surveillance and restrict access to information in the name of protecting children online. KOSA was introduced in 2022 but failed to gain traction, and today its authors, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and...

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[-] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 year ago

If this passes I could see Tor usage and VPN uses rising. Not to also mention something like this would be hard to enforce and would face some backlash.

[-] demlet@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

They plan to make VPNs illegal.

[-] DarkDiamondK@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I already sail the internet seven seas, I don't mind breaking another law

[-] demlet@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I'm not an expert by any stretch, but couldn't they force your ISP to just shut off your internet if you use a VPN? Maybe I don't understand how it actually works well enough.

[-] Irisos@lemmy.umainfo.live 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They could implement restrictions to block VPN traffic. But that would be repealed as fast as it came when these very congressmen would phone angrily their district on why they can work from their million dollar home anymore.

Support: Sorry VPNs are now blocked and you cannot work remotely without them

Congressman: Who are the idiots that voted for these laws

Support: Well, you and your friends

[-] demlet@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Ha, and you don't think Congress would write in an exception for them and their wealthy donors? I'm surprised anyone in the US believes fairness is on the table anymore.

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

There's money to be made by requiring VPN companies to meet minimum requirements that few companies can actually meet or are willing to. Backdoors for example.

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