KOSA
40 State Attorneys General Want to Tie Online Access to ID
The bill’s supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet.
House Lawmakers Unite in Moral Panic, Advancing 18 “Kids’ Online Safety” Bills That Expand Surveillance and Weaken Privacy
Lawmakers spent the day chasing safety by expanding surveillance, proving that in Washington, nothing unites faster than fear of the internet.
As Expected, a Hearing on Kids Online Safety Becomes a Blueprint for Digital ID
The room buzzed with moral urgency, but the real agenda was control disguised as compassion.
Missouri Locks the Web Behind a “Harmful” Content ID Check
Missouri joins a growing list of states testing how much privacy people will trade for a filtered internet.
MembersAttorneys General, Tech Firms, and NGOs Form Online “Safety” Plan
The alliance promises protection, but its real product is permission; who gets to speak, and under what ID.
Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability
Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.
US Plan to Copy UK’s Disastrous Online Digital ID Verification Is Winning Friends in the Senate
What’s sold as a safety net for kids could become the blueprint for an ID-locked, surveillance-ready internet.
AI Regulation Ban Crumbles as Senators Rebel
Blackburn’s rapid reversal reveals the deep fractures in Congress over who should police artificial intelligence.
Trump Signs Take It Down Act
A law signed with ceremony and bipartisan applause, but built on the same brittle scaffolding that once turned copyright into a cudgel.
KOSA Reintroduced: Child “Safety” Bill Raises Alarms Over Internet Surveillance, Digital ID, and Free Speech Risks
Online anonymity becomes collateral damage in a bill branded as protection.
Lawmakers Clash Over KOSA and TAKE IT DOWN Act as Digital Rights Advocates Warn of Censorship
Lawmakers push child safety laws that could gut online anonymity.
Senators Rush to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Face Criticism Over Censorship and Age Verification Issues
Opponents warn of censorship, age verification risks, and potential threats to free speech and data privacy.