US House Passes KIDS Act for Online Child Safety; Privacy Advocates Warn Age Verification Could Threaten Press Freedoms
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julia-conley
Summary
The US House passed the KIDS Act (Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act), a bipartisan bill requiring online platforms to implement new safety features and parental controls for children. However, privacy advocates and press freedom groups strongly oppose the legislation, arguing its age verification provisions could be weaponized to identify journalists' confidential sources and that it fails to meaningfully address Big Tech's exploitation of children. Rep. Pramila Jayapal was among 117 lawmakers who voted against the bill.
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Age verification requirements will help the Trump administration carry out its vendetta against the press by creating new avenues to identify journalists' confidential sources.
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