The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online.::Congress has resurrected the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that would increase surveillance and restrict access to information in the name of protecting children online. KOSA was introduced in 2022 but failed to gain traction, and today its authors, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and…

  • ilmagico@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not sure if I understand your comment, or if it’s sarcasm … but did you forget you were once a kid? Were you a danger? Edit: instead of downvoting could you please explain what you mean? I truly don’t understand the comment

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      People using “won’t someone please think of the children” arguments causes our rights to become restricted. The comment is a joke about this.

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        1 year ago

        Thank you! Unfortunately I’ve seen enough people unironically saying stuff like this, that I can never be sure anymore