KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)

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#BadIntrernetBills are moving forward again in Congress and multiple states, so it's time to take action. Groups like Fight for the Future, National Youth Rights Association, EFF, Woodhull Foundation, CDT, and the Internet Society have been sounding the alarm, but Congress is now looking at 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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The CHATBOT Act Forces One Parenting Model On Every Family (www.eff.org)

submitted 21 hours ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/bad_internet_bills

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 12 hours ago

How will they know which members of my family are teens if we never submit to age verification? /s

yup, the article mentions this problem, starting with the absolutely true statement:

The bill says it doesn’t require age verification. But like many recent “kids online safety” bills, it imposes obligations that depend on a company knowing whether a user is under 18.

Technically, I think Google could probably scan my Gmail inbox and be fairly confident I'm not a minor anymore (because I have been getting emails minors typically wouldn't for many years). But that wouldn't help for any chatbots other than Gemini.