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Here we go again. Another "protect the children!" which only curbs the rights and freedoms of everyone - while leaving children with no greater outcome. This n

Here we go again. Another "protect the children!" which only curbs the rights and freedoms of everyone - while leaving children with no greater outcome. This needs to stop. Who keeps pushing these anti-democracy bills to try and control speech and thought online? And for sure, this will hurt small businesses much more than corporations.

Dalewyn 2y ago
>Who keeps pushing these The Powers That Be(tm). There is a reason Congress enjoys next to no approval and the government-at-large are given derogatory nicknames like The Swamp. Of course, ultimately we are also the ones who vote the swamp lizards in. So it is in fact us the people pushing for these.
- usernamed7 2y ago
  > Blumenthal and Blackburn first introduced the Kids Online Safety Act in February 2022 looks like these are the two with this agenda. https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-and-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-kids-online-safety-act https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blu... the one-pager shows how myopic and ill-informed this truly is, and shows how little due diligence was done outside of their very narrow viewpoint. https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/kids_online_safety_act_-_one_pager_-_20231.pdf https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/kids_online_...