An excellent article by danah boyd – about bad internet bills in general, not just KOSA. Some of danah’s key points:
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These “safety” bills are based on a faulty understanding of children’s mental health.
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Bills like KOSA are predicated on the same technological solutionism that makes the logics of the tech industry so infuriating.
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Children are dying. They’re in crisis. And we’re not providing them with the support they most need.
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Many aspects of the tech industry are toxic. It’s politically prudent to use children. But it doesn’t help children and it doesn’t address the core issues in tech.
If you’re in the US, https://stopkosa.com and EFF’s page make it easy to contact your Senators and ask them to oppose #KOSA.
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