U.S. States Push Social Media Bans for Youth Under the Guise of Online Safety
Several U.S. states are pushing to ban young people from social media entirely through bills framed as "children's online safety" measures. The article argues these are censorship bills that have expanded from narrowly targeting adult content access to broad social media bans. It warns that age-gating laws threaten privacy, free expression, and access to information for young people, and calls for fighting back against these legislative efforts.
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Just a few years ago, lawmakers supporting age-gating laws insisted their efforts were narrowly targeted at limiting young people's access to adult content.
This marks the latest wave of censorship bills masquerading as 'children's online safety' measures.
At the time, we warned that these laws would inevitably expand beyond their stated purpose.
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