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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids”::The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that allows for a wide range of government penalties for online speech, could soon be passed by Congress. If that happens, the access we have to information may be forever changed. KOSA will make state prosecutors and federal bureaucrats the final arbiters...

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[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 84 points 1 year ago

I just love how America has become the political symbol for "the worst of both worlds". I just love living with no privacy with random freedoms infringed, and also where any random person could decide to gun me down in the street with no great difficulties.

[-] bappity@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Pretty funny how "the land of the free" is basically the opposite of what it claims to be.

[-] FreezerBurn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well, what’s even worse is the phrase “ The Land of the Free” isn’t free… it’s trademarked by a tofu or soy company. Go capitalism.

[-] motorheadkusanagi@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Protect them by making them smarter, not by stripping away our constitutional rights.

[-] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

but education is bad for those in power. so are your rights.

[-] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

weird how those who keep claiming “protect the kids!” really just want to control everything you do and spy on you. and then they keep getting busted for things like pedophelia, child molestation, chid sex trafficking, and possessing child porn?

weird, huh?

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Well they're experts on everything awful, and they project that everyone else is doing it too. The law isn't enforced on them, so it's alright.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

~~The U.S. Government~~ Conservatives Want to Control Online Speech to "Protect Kids"

FIFY

[-] buckykat 13 points 1 year ago

A Bipartisan Coalition of Conservatives (Democrats) and Fascists (Republicans) Want to Control Online Speech to "Protect Kids"

[-] blackbird@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, UK are trying to do the same, also Conservatives! 👎

[-] Kungolicious@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

If they wanted to protect kids they’d have a long list of better options.

Gun control Better funding for education Mental health services Improvements to adoption/foster care systems

The list goes on. We’ve been shown the government only cares about kids until they’re born. So until those things are fixed, I’m going to assume it’s not really about the kids, and more about stripping our rights away.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

and I want to know your credit card details to check for data leaks #trustMe

[-] glockenspiel@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It is always Blumenthal behind these anti-internet and anti-free speech bills. Always. He was behind the last few attempts under other names as well.

[-] DrGunjah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

EU trying to kill E2E encryption for citizens while explicitly excluding companies and politicians is not exactly better. To protect the kids, of course.

[-] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Seems like the powerful and wealthy are done with letting us plebs having a go at this new medium. Can't let regular people influence society can they?

[-] Daaric@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

"Can you tell in one sentence or less, why is America the greatest country in the world?"

[-] Marxine@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

"It's got, huuuu(5 minutes pass)uuuuhhhh, MUH FREEDOM"

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