Kid Speech

Censorship for the kids:

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) was prompted by the Surgeon General’s report on “Social Media and Youth Mental Health,” which complained of “hate-based content” and how “transgender youth are disproportionately impacted by online harassment and abuse.” In turn, the Surgeon General’s report was prompted by left censorship wing activist and Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen, who complained that the tech giant didn’t censor enough conservative speech. The NAACP, President Biden, Microsoft, and dozens of left-wing senators, including Elizabeth Warren, Brian Schatz, and Chuck Schumer, all support it. The bill’s conservative supporters are reacting to the severe problem of social media addiction and its relationship to teen depression and anxiety — very real problems. However, KOSA goes far beyond addressing this problem by requiring social media companies, online video games, and even websites like 4chan to take “reasonable measures” to prevent “online bullying and harassment.” of minors. Vague laws about “harassment” have been the favored tool by Big Tech and Democrats to censor conservative speech. The bill empowers State Attorneys General to enforce these rules. Blue State AGs such as Letitia James have already cited “harassment” and “cyberbullying” to threaten social media platforms for not censoring speech. James filed an amicus brief in Missouri v. Biden, which defended the Biden Administration’s collusion with the tech companies to “misinformation” because this prevented them from “protecting children from online harassment.”

Keeping kids safe from free speech...