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Kids Online Safety Act will allow Attorney Generals to Censor the News.
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this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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Censorship is fine as long as it's controlled exclusively by parents and caregivers. As soon a government, corporation, school, or any authority gets the slightest hint of control it always results in an abuse of power and manipulation.
Until kids learn to bypass Net Nanny by using the Tor network.
I think the system is broken, but my opinion isn't of much value as I don't have a solution for the problem. It's a classic debate question.