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Statement on wrapping Eyes on the Board Act into Kids Off Social Media Act.


This week the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up a new version of the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, renamed the Kids Off Social Media Act. This new version is far worse than the original bill, which bans kids under 13 from social media in a wrongheaded and overreaching attack on their digital and […]

This new version is far worse than the original bill, which bans kids under 13 from social media in a wrongheaded and overreaching attack on their digital and human rights. The bill now under consideration has been combined with Sen. Cruz’s Eyes on the Board Act, which requires schools to certify that they are spying on children in order to receive federal funds. Instead, all schools will be required to certify that they’ve installed invasive monitoring software in order to receive E-Rate discounts.

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