The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is A Terrible Alternative to KOSA

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The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is A Terrible Alternative to KOSA

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/protecting-kids-social-media-act-terrible-alternative-kosa

While this bill is technically an alternative to the Kids Online Safety Act, it is a bad one. As we’ve said before, no one should have to hand over their driver’s license just to access free websites. Having to hand over that driver’s license to a government program doesn’t solve the problem. The world envisioned by the authors of this bill is one where everyone has less power to speak out and access information online, and we must oppose it.

The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is A Terrible Alternative to KOSA

A new bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Murphy (D-CT), and Sen. Britt (R-AL) would combine some of the worst elements of various social media bills aimed at “protecting the children” into a single law.