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New KOSA, Same As Old KOSA, But Now With Elon’s Ignorant Endorsement


The censors are making a big push on the new version of “KOSPA,” which is the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) merged with a problematic privacy bill (hence the “P”). Over the weekend, Senator Marsha …

If “protecting our children” is the top priority, why did her boss, the owner of the site, directly reinstate an account of a conspiracy theorist who shared horrific child sexual abuse material? While Musk, Yaccarino, and KOSPA’s bipartisan supporters in Congress may claim to be protecting children, their misguided proposal would actually undermine free speech and privacy online without effectively improving child safety. Filed Under: 1st amendment, duty of care, elon musk, free speech, kosa, kospa, linda yaccarino, moral panic, rand paul, think of the children Companies: twitter, x

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