The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed the Senate

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/kosa-internet-censorship-bill-just-passed-senate-its-our-last-chance-stop-it

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If you’re a USA HN user who decries EU policy as draconian, I’m particularly interested in your thoughts on this law.

[rasengan → latexr]

This is draconian.

Parenting should be left to the parents.

[matrix87 → latexr]

biggest thing is age verification and how it gets done. If online services require e.g. a driver's license for registration, then that's too much to ask

[ndriscoll → matrix87]

> (c) Protections for Privacy.--Nothing in this subtitle, including a determination described in subsection (b), shall be construed to require--

> (1) the affirmative collection of any personal data with respect to the age of users that a covered platform is not already collecting in the normal course of business; or

> (2) a covered platform to implement an age gating or age verification functionality.

[duringmath → latexr]

If it passes it will be challenged in the courts as major parts of it run afoul of the first amendment.

[lnxg33k1 → latexr]

As european I think it's great, I trust bureaucrats much more than corporate execs with no ethics

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