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3 Huge Tech Companies Endorse Bill That Could Wipe Abortion Info From the Internet. (jezebel.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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3 Huge Tech Companies Endorse Bill That Could Wipe Abortion Info From the Internet.::The misleadingly-named Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) just got a boost from Silicon Valley.

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[–] [email protected] 185 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Fact: Any time a bill has a name about protecting children, it's never actually about protecting children.

Also, what do the big tech companies have to gain by supporting this bill? They're typically opposed to anything that can open them up to litigation.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago

I think the tech companies believe they'll get good PR for a bill that purports to be about child safety. In actuality, the bill will allow them to censor anything they want on their platforms while sidestepping criticism about curtailing free speech because they can say "we're just trying not to get sued; if you have a problem, take it up with Washington"

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft loves this bill
X/Twitter loves this bill
Snap Inc/Snapchat loves this bill

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago

Parasites and control freaks endorse “child safety “ bill, what could possibly go wrong?

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