Meta's Reversal on Kids Online Safety Act Tied to Digital ID and AI Lobbying Wins
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Christina Maas
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Meta reversed its long-standing opposition to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) after the Senate paired the bill with a federal block on state AI laws and a national digital ID mandate — two measures Meta has aggressively lobbied for. The article reveals that Meta's sudden support for child safety legislation is driven by ulterior motives tied to its corporate interests in digital ID systems and AI regulation avoidance, rather than genuine concern for children's online safety.
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Twitter / XMeta's Reversal on Kids Online Safety Act Tied to Digital ID and AI Lobbying Winsreclaimthenet.orgKey quotes
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For years, Meta cast itself as the reluctant holdout against the Kids Online Safety Act, the one company that just could not bring itself to endorse a bill that was, at least on the face of it, written to protect children, but has an ulterior motive.
Once lawmakers bundled KOSA with a federal block on state AI laws and a national digital ID push, two measures Meta has spent millions lobbying to win, the company loca
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