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Yes, The FTC Wants You To Think The Internet Is The Enemy To The Great American Family
This is a combo piece with the first half written by law student Elizabeth Grossman about her take on the recent FTC moral panic about the internet, and the second part being some additional commen…
This is a combo piece with the first half written by law student Elizabeth Grossman about her take on the recent FTC moral panic about the internet, and the second part being some additional commentary and notes from her professor, Jess Miers. Panelists discussed how the FTC could “help” parents, age verification as the “future,” and “what can be done outside of Washington DC.” But the workshop’s true goal was to reduce the Internet to only content approved by the Christian Right, regardless of the Constitution—or the citizens of the United States. Speakers wrapped their agenda in the familiar slogan of “protecting the kids,” bringing up big right-wing talking points like transgender youth in sports and harping on good old family values—all while advocating for sweeping government control over the Internet.
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