cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/20332183

Fight for the Future writes:

“The controversial and unconstitutional Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is officially dead in the House of Representatives. Reporting indicates that there was significant opposition to the bill within the Republican caucus, and it faced vocal opposition from prominent progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep Maxwell Frost (D-FL).”

Evan Greer:

"KOSA was a poorly written bill that would have made kids less safe. I am so proud of the LGBTQ youth and frontlines advocates who have led the opposition to this dangerous and misguided legislation. It’s good that this unconstitutional censorship bill is dead for now, but I am not breathing a sigh of relief. It’s infuriating that Congress wasted so much time and energy on a deeply flawed and controversial bill while failing to advance real measures to address the harms of Big Tech like privacy, antitrust and algorithmic justice legislation. "

Thanks to everybody who took action ove the last year to stop this bill!

  • Flying Squid
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    135 months ago

    SAVE THE CHILDREN!!!

    That’s how.

    • @roofuskit
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      45 months ago

      Thank goodness the GOP in the house cares not about the children. They definitely voted against it based purely on the majority of Democrats that voted on favor.

      • @Cryophilia
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        45 months ago

        Republicans will block anything that Democrats propose, purely out of spite.

        Occasionally, when Democrats propose something awful, this actually works in the people’s favor.

      • Queen HawlSera
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        5 months ago

        The Republicans definitely care about the children, but only in contexts that are deplorable and disgusting. Just ask Epstein’s buddy Trump.