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Stop KOSA. Why the KOSA Bill is Dangerous and Should be Rejected (www.stopkosa.com)
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KOSA is a bill that aims to protect children online but it would do so in harmful ways. First, it would pressure platforms to install content filters that would censor large amounts of content, including important suicide prevention and LGBTQ+ support resources. Content filters have a history of overblocking important information. Second, KOSA would ramp up online surveillance of all users by expanding age verification and parental monitoring tools. These tools are unnecessarily invasive and pose risks to young people trying to escape abuse. Over 90 rights groups agree that KOSA is dangerous and cannot be fixed through amendments. If you value a free and open internet, contact your lawmakers to reject KOSA.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Please tell me your kids have some other form of social interaction.

I was bullied real bad in school, so if not for online access, I would have had basically no one to talk to besides my parents.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    No, I have them both locked up in a cage in the middle of the Pacific ocean 😂 My friend, there is a whole world out there beside this virtual one (internet). My son goes outside all the time to play with his friends IN PERSON. Rides his bike with them, does sleep overs and whatever we did back in the day when we were kids. He just doesn't have any social media accounts. I have a full Linux PC sitting in his bedroom that he can do whatever he wants on. I just make sure he's safe on there. I have a firewall on there and an ad blocker on the browser. My daughter is special needs, so, that's another story :)

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