The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused) ( buttondown.email )
Charlie Jane Anders discusses KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act)....
The Kids Online Safety Act Denies Young People's Freedoms of Expression and Privacy. ( www.libraryfutures.net )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3641435...
The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say (US) ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1835889...
Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online. ( www.erininthemorning.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4403827...
Kids Online Safety Act would target trans content, senator confirms ( mashable.com )
Over 100 Parents of Trans Kids Sign Letter Opposing KOSA (US-focused) ( www.them.us )
The letter argues that the bill “would make our kids less safe, not more safe,” since the bill would grant state attorneys general the power to determine what content is “unsafe” for children....
KOSA sponsor appears to suggest bipartisan bill will censor transgender content online (US focused) ( www.nbcnews.com )
In a video recently published by the conservative group Family Policy Alliance, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said “protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture” should be among the top priorities of conservative lawmakers…...
The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is A Terrible Alternative to KOSA ( www.eff.org )
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Murphy (D-CT), and Sen. Britt (R-AL) would combine some of the worst elements of various social media bills aimed at “protecting the children” into a single law.
Call Congress to Stop KOSA (US focused) ( act.eff.org )
The Senate may have a simple voice vote in the next week to move the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) quickly through the legislature, without debate, but any one senator can stop it with a hold. We need you to call your senator’s office today to tell them to stop KOSA. KOSA would censor the internet and would make government...
The NDAA is No Place for Sweeping Internet Legislation Like the STOP CSAM Act ( www.eff.org )
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/1241833...
Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act (US-specific) ( www.eff.org )
EFF writes:...