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Congress Is Pushing An Online Safety Bill Supported By Anti-LGBTQ Groups (www.vice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by jdp23@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill that lawmakers say is intended to stop online platforms from targeting and recommending harmful content to minors. It sounds good but it's supported by a slew of far-right, anti-LGBTQ organizations, and opponents are warning it will enable states to censor LGBTQ content by claiming it leads kids to depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

If you're in the US, EFF has a page that makes it easy to Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids

And once you've done that, please consider calling your Senators and tell them to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act because it won't help keep kids safe and it'll harm LGBTQ teens. Here's a list of Senators' phone numbers.

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[โ€“] skymtf@pricefield.org 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The HRC has pushed this bill too, and the Trevor project has stayed silent

[โ€“] jdp23@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

yeah it's really disappointing.