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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.

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

That's because if they had an actual good reason for doing something they would just say it. If they're using the nebulous "protecting children" they're just trying to invoke a boogeyman and shield themselves from criticism because nobody wants to go on record as being in favor of endangering children which is the implied stance if you oppose "protecting children".

[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

I'm putting forward the 'Stop Putting Puppies in Blenders' bill, which states that everyone needs to give me their PlayStations.

[-] isles@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

From atop your mountain of Playstations, will you finally stop putting puppies in blenders?!

[-] 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.

[-] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

If these fuckwits really wanted to 'protect the children' they'd have a .kids tld with regulation. Then parents and schools can choose to filter everything but that tld, or not.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 0 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Happy Tuesday!

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Today:

Congressional efforts to expand protections for kids online face a critical juncture this week as lawmakers weigh whether to hitch those bills to a must-pass aviation package.


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