Source: Ars Technica
Article note: Ugh. Way too many folks are falling for this heinous shit.
Above and beyond the general "Any law motivated on `Won't someone think of the children' is highly suspect" rule this one (1) will compel unnecessary de-anonimzation and PII collection by vendors, which puts everyone at risk (2) is clearly designed to separate at-risk youth from engaging with supportive sections of society under the premise of "anti-grooming," and (3) was actually written by Heritage Foundation ghouls from the "Better dead than qeer" school of child rearing.
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) easily passed the Senate today despite critics' concerns that the bill may risk creating more harm than good for kids and perhaps censor speech for online users of all ages if it's signed into law.
KOSA received broad bipartisan support in the Senate, passing with a 91–3 vote alongside the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Action (COPPA) 2.0. Both laws seek to control how much data can be collected from minors, as well as regulate the platform features that could harm children's mental health.
Only Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) opposed the bills.
