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Help tell the Senate: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids (act.eff.org)
submitted 1 year ago by MiscreantMouse@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would censor the internet and would make government officials the arbiters of what young people can see online. It will likely lead to age verification, handing more power, and private data, to third-party identity verification companies like Clear or ID.me. The government should not have the power to decide what topics are "safe" online for young people, and to force services to remove and block access to anything that might be considered unsafe for children. This isn’t safety—it’s censorship.

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[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

You know what will make kids immediately and tangibly safer? A complete ban on firearms. You know what would make their lives immediately and tangibly better? More school funding, less book banning, better paid teachers, better paid parents, affordable healthcare, parental leave…

This bill “protects children” in name only.