Congress’s push to protect kids online is at a crossroads (KOSA, US-focused) (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Legislators are considering attaching KOSA (the anti-LGBTQ+ censorship bill, aka the Kids Online Safety Act) to must-pass legislation authorizing the FAA. As EFF points out, the latest version of KOSA is still a censorship bill.

So if you're in the US, it's once again a good time to contact your Congresspeople. EFF's got an action here that makes it makes it easy, and so does https://www.stopkosa.com/

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[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago

I've reached a cynical point where anytime I see 'protection of youth' as a reason for something, I instantly assume an ulterior motive. I should want kids to be protected, but I've been conditioned to assume the worst whenever they're brought up.

[-] EccentricaGallumbits@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Yep. Any time they throw buzzwords like "protection" "freedom" or "safety" into a bill, there's usually an ulterior motive that runs counter to those ideals.

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