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So the KOsa Bill has been poisoned pilled?
a week ago
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I got this from a soruce on the AI thing but I'll link the sources I did peek at a bit:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/837.....ackage-hearing
https://www.techpolicy.press/congre.....is-unraveling/
A leading version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has been criticized by its original supporters as being "poison pilled" after a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee released a package of 19 bills on December 3, 2025, including a reworked draft of KOSA that removes its core "duty of care" provision.
This revised version, which replaces the Senate-passed version that had passed 91-3, includes a more expansive preemption clause that could block states from enacting their own child protection laws, sparking widespread backlash from advocates who argue it undermines existing state efforts and fails to address the root causes of online harms to minors.
The revised KOSA draft removes the requirement for tech platforms to design their products to avoid contributing to mental health disorders like eating disorders or depression, a key element of the original bill.
The new version introduces a broader preemption standard, which opponents fear will prevent states from implementing stronger or more tailored child safety regulations, potentially jeopardizing existing state laws.
Critics, including parents who lost children to online harms and advocacy groups like ParentsSOS, have labeled the revised package a "non-starter" and a "poison pill," arguing that it is worse than inaction because it weakens protections while creating legal uncertainty.
The package also includes controversial measures like the App Store Accountability Act, which mandates age verification through methods beyond self-reported birth dates, raising privacy and surveillance concerns.
Despite the House leadership’s claim that the changes are necessary to ensure the bill’s durability against First Amendment challenges, many original supporters remain unconvinced, stating the revised bill fails to deliver on its life-saving promise.
TLDR; Apparently the house Nerfed some of the weaknesses of the bill making it less appealing to those who pushed for it's advocation beforehand.
I wouldn't drop my guard, keep contacting your congress (both rep and senate) while it decreases the chances of this passing it isn't certain. Ask them to oppose this bill fiercely.
Also if you have the congressmen who wrote this bill vote their asses out in the mid terms if you can, they don't deserve to work for you if they don't protect YOUR rights.
But it does give me a bit of hope.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/837.....ackage-hearing
https://www.techpolicy.press/congre.....is-unraveling/
A leading version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has been criticized by its original supporters as being "poison pilled" after a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee released a package of 19 bills on December 3, 2025, including a reworked draft of KOSA that removes its core "duty of care" provision.
This revised version, which replaces the Senate-passed version that had passed 91-3, includes a more expansive preemption clause that could block states from enacting their own child protection laws, sparking widespread backlash from advocates who argue it undermines existing state efforts and fails to address the root causes of online harms to minors.
The revised KOSA draft removes the requirement for tech platforms to design their products to avoid contributing to mental health disorders like eating disorders or depression, a key element of the original bill.
The new version introduces a broader preemption standard, which opponents fear will prevent states from implementing stronger or more tailored child safety regulations, potentially jeopardizing existing state laws.
Critics, including parents who lost children to online harms and advocacy groups like ParentsSOS, have labeled the revised package a "non-starter" and a "poison pill," arguing that it is worse than inaction because it weakens protections while creating legal uncertainty.
The package also includes controversial measures like the App Store Accountability Act, which mandates age verification through methods beyond self-reported birth dates, raising privacy and surveillance concerns.
Despite the House leadership’s claim that the changes are necessary to ensure the bill’s durability against First Amendment challenges, many original supporters remain unconvinced, stating the revised bill fails to deliver on its life-saving promise.
TLDR; Apparently the house Nerfed some of the weaknesses of the bill making it less appealing to those who pushed for it's advocation beforehand.
I wouldn't drop my guard, keep contacting your congress (both rep and senate) while it decreases the chances of this passing it isn't certain. Ask them to oppose this bill fiercely.
Also if you have the congressmen who wrote this bill vote their asses out in the mid terms if you can, they don't deserve to work for you if they don't protect YOUR rights.
But it does give me a bit of hope.
1-ISPS and tech companies need to educate clients/customers/consumers on their parental control features.
If they don't have any make sure they do and are easy to use. The companies can make contracts to ensure the parents have been told about the controls. They must also do this when any parent buys a phone.
2- MANDATORY online safety classes to avoid fraud, malware, hackers, and seeing content that offends them. Educate the masses and we'll have less incidents.
This should apply to elementary, jr.high, high-school and collage. No classes, no funding.
3- Pass anti-data collection laws on ALL users. If there's no data to exploit that will keep users safe, and for data bases to delete personal info if they have any before these laws became a thing.
If she does give a damn about kids, she'd listen and drop the kosa bill and other dangerous policies.
However I also suggest come mid-terms vote her out for someone else, but PLEASE do THOROUGH research, vote for an independent if you must, but I wouldn't touch another dem or republican so readily unless you KNOW FOR SURE they won't push censorship.
Even if it is. What gives them the right to use this and IA to control what we do for our kids when it's...OUR KIDS?!...Not theirs...
Republicans are getting dumber and some democrats are following suit. we need all voices on deck to tell them that parental responsibility is important and should never be replaced by any pitiful law, or AI in the internet to control what we do for their children!
The suggestion I made to The_People above your comment; I reccomand you bring that to your Senator and representative.
If they acutually. give a damn about kids they will listen, if they don't; I don't care what party your loyalties are too, we can't have a proper congress as it's meant to be if we stop at party lines and don't look at policies.
Hell I've been leary with my senators when the rammed through KOSA 2024 last year before it died in the House. However I'm not going to just dehumanize them outright sense I want to have at SOME smidge of good faith that they did legit believe it was the right thing. My suggest is to give these actual caring politicons a way out, a key so they don't HAVE to tow the party lines.
If they continue to act the way that they do, swallow your pride and vote them out, any dem/repub with a bad policy ain't worth a lick. Even if you don't like the republicans you should hate censorship even more and I know BOTH parties partake in it.
Both are just the heads of one giant ugly worm and party loyalty is a fools game. Focus on policy, not party when choosing a new Senator if you have too.
I would've voted for the greater good. there is little I can do...but I suppose there is a chance I can try snagging a voting card if possible. So...I'll do what's needed to be done, and make sure we fight for our rights online.
HOWEVER there IS a bill called the Granite act, it seems to only deal with foreign censorship but even so. We also need to eradicate and repeal laws that push censorship of any kind or ones that demand you give up your IDs and junk.