Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill

Tech giants and their allies lean on culture-war issues to splinter bipartisan support for the bill

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... When the Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act in a nearly unanimous vote in July, it was a rare moment of bipartisan unity, suggesting overwhelming agreement that new rules are needed to protect children from potential harm online.

More than three months later, the bill is stalled in the House, snarled by intensifying conservative concerns and a record-breaking lobbying effort by technology companies. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-20 02:04 AM

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