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Kids Online Safety Shouldn’t Require Massive Online Censorship and Surveillance: 2023 Year in Review | EFF (www.eff.org)

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[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm surprised by the number of people ITT arguing for censorship who clearly havent read the article

KOSA will compel even the smallest online forums to take action against content that politicians believe will cause minors “anxiety,” “depression,” or encourage substance abuse, among other behaviors. Of course, almost any content could easily fit into these categories—in particular, truthful news about what’s going on in the world, including wars, gun violence, and climate change. Kids don’t need to fall into a wormhole of internet content to get anxious; they could see a newspaper on the breakfast table.

The world is depressing, but we won't fix this world by shielding children from the reality of climate change and war. In fact, we need them to be aware of these issues, or history will repeat itself.

Censorship is not the solution.