40 State Attorneys General Push Senate Version of Kids Online Safety Act That Would End Online Anonymity
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A coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general is urging Congress to adopt the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1748), which would effectively eliminate online anonymity by tying internet activity to real-world identities. The group, acting through the National Association of Attorneys General, opposes the House version (H.R. 6484) as insufficient. While supporters frame the legislation as child protection, critics argue its architecture resembles a national ID system for the internet that would fundamentally change online privacy and free speech.
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The Act would kill online anonymity and tie online activity and speech to a real-world identity.
Acting through the National Association of Attorneys General, the coalition sent a letter to congressional leadership endorsing S. 1748 and opposing H.R. 6484.
The bill's supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet.
The bill's supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet.
