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KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)
Red alert! For the last six months, EFF, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Woodhull Foundation, and dozens of other groups have been sounding the alarm about several #BadInternetBills that have been put forward in Congress. We’ve made it clear that these bills are terrible ideas, but Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation. We're organizing to keep them from sneaking these bad internet bills through.
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What the hell happened to EFF? They used to be reputable, but in this article they said that this bill would increase suicides and cited this link as the source ( proxitok mirror of the video).
Edit: They said this is the common sentiment, but it's one video with 2200 likes. A viral video on tiktok usually receives millions of likes.
Yeah I have no idea why they linked to that video. The reason KOSA is likely to increase suicides is that if it passes, platforms are likely to preemptively block conversations about suicide (as well as substance use, eating disorders, and other topics that the bill specifically enumerates) to avoid liability. Here's an article from EFF in May, and here's a letter from 90+ human rights and LGBTQ organizations, going into more detail.