LGBTQ Supporters Ask Congress to Reject Kids Online Safety Act
Congress should reject the Kids Online Safety Act and pursue bills that will improve privacy, competition and algorithmic transparency, a coalition of more than 100 parents of “trans and gender expansive kids” wrote Tuesday (see 2309050089). The legislation would “grant…
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extraordinary new power to right wing state attorneys general to dictate what content younger users can see on social media, cutting our kids off from lifesaving online resources and community,” they wrote. Changes made to the bill don’t “fix the deadly flaw with the bill, which is that it gives the government the power to dictate what speech younger users can see online, and would subject everyone to increased surveillance in order to access information and speak out online,” Fight for the Future Director Evan Greer said. Co-author of the legislation Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told us last week that sponsors have worked with the LGBTQ+ community to make changes that accommodate their “important” concerns. “We’re certainly satisfied with the high level of support that we’ve received,” said Blumenthal. “There is very powerful, bipartisan support in the Senate ... and I looked forward to its passage.”