‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship
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Washington, D.C. - This week, a bipartisan cohort of US Senators unveiled a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that aims to impose various restrictions and requirements on

‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship.::Washington, D.C. - This week, a bipartisan cohort of US Senators unveiled a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that aims to impose various restrictions and requirements on tech

  • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    7 months ago

    The bill is garbage, but it cracks me up that they think this part is a bad thing:

    The bill seeks to … limit developers’ inclusion of personalized recommendation systems, notifications, appearance-altering filters, and in-game purchases for apps used by minors.

    Every item on that list has been abused by web/app developers in ways that exploit and/or negatively affect the brains of developing children.