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True bipartisanship could stop Big Tech from harming kids


It wasn't one political party that killed the Kids Online Safety Act, but rather the industry controlling our digital lives.

Additionally, at the "Attention Economy" workshop, the FTC chose to exclude pro-industry and free market advocates from participation, suggesting that one of our nation's biggest consumer protection mechanisms may be losing sight of its purpose. As we sat outside the FTC, our conversation turned to the difficulty of pursuing a goal many see as impossible — keeping kids safe online — while working with an administration that often seems to invalidate the existence of trans lives like my own. With a deep passion for storytelling, advocacy, and politics, Lennon now works to center the lived experience of herself and others as she crafts her professional career in online child safety at Heat Initiative.

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