Congress’s push to protect kids online is at a crossroads (KOSA, US-focused) (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Legislators are considering attaching KOSA (the anti-LGBTQ+ censorship bill, aka the Kids Online Safety Act) to must-pass legislation authorizing the FAA. As EFF points out, the latest version of KOSA is still a censorship bill.

So if you're in the US, it's once again a good time to contact your Congresspeople. EFF's got an action here that makes it makes it easy, and so does https://www.stopkosa.com/

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Congressional efforts to expand protections for kids online face a critical juncture this week as lawmakers weigh whether to hitch those bills to a must-pass aviation package.

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