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Stop KOSA. Why the KOSA Bill is Dangerous and Should be Rejected (www.stopkosa.com)
submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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KOSA is a bill that aims to protect children online but it would do so in harmful ways. First, it would pressure platforms to install content filters that would censor large amounts of content, including important suicide prevention and LGBTQ+ support resources. Content filters have a history of overblocking important information. Second, KOSA would ramp up online surveillance of all users by expanding age verification and parental monitoring tools. These tools are unnecessarily invasive and pose risks to young people trying to escape abuse. Over 90 rights groups agree that KOSA is dangerous and cannot be fixed through amendments. If you value a free and open internet, contact your lawmakers to reject KOSA.

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[–] bigb5wm@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

teach your kids about privacy online, later to use tor and I2p

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Using Tor is considered terrorist activity in France

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/336989

Why couldn't the US just do the same?

Internet freedom and privacy needs not only needs protection by technological tools like Tor or VPNs, but also needs legal protection. Would anyone use Tor if the government starts raiding houses? Tor users are such a small minority that the government can easily throw you all in prison.

[–] Evergreen5970@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’ve known about Tor since like middle school but have been scared downloading it will get me on some watchlist. Or at the very least, tracked harder whenever I’m not on a Tor browser for whatever reason.

I live in the United States of America. Tor was developed by my own country’s naval research laboratory.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard that most Tor nodes are controlled by the US government and the whole system is basically a honey pot, so why would they worry?

[–] bigb5wm@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

nah not a honey pot at all.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That's exactly what a honey pot operator would say. 😛

[–] bigb5wm@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

problem is the government in the usa would never make it illegal to use because they built the whole system. They would be breaking the law themselves

[–] ArcticCircleSystem@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

IIRC I2P can't access the clear net and Tor is still absurdly slow. I'm not sure what to do there. ~Strawberry