The Kids Online Safety Act Is Bad For America... (KOSA)

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

KOSA won’t help COPPA hasn’t helped either

[@Cowboycomando54]

SOPA did nothing

[@steamnamebbderinvade__]

its actually because they cannot collect information on childeren PERIOD, and cannot directly advertise to them! At least whitelist THE TYPES of things that can be advertised to childeren, and just simply do not collect data on health and educational information, or soclit to ask for it. In short, if they cannot collect any info, we are left with disturbing kids content because they cannot make a reliable buck.

[@Duckz4bucks]

Finally, someone with a brain speaks out against this friggin abomination of a bill. Because deep down, NOBODY has ever wanted this. ESPECIALLY not the kids, who this was made to “protect.” I have been saying this for years now. Same goes for COPPA.

[@josueveguilla9069]

I know, right.

[@pedrobroek2228]

PMRC didnt help either

[@Whiteknight-xg2pq]

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin.

[@MetaLord395]

How hard is it to be a parent these days?

[@EternityVoid_]

The parents don't want to be parents.

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

@EternityVoid_ That, or a lack of understanding of the internet to a severe extent.

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

On that note, it really is when your kid is forced to go to school and you have to do something to earn money.

[@xebenatrosxeracroft5178]

Parenting is seen as being more difficult and exhausting, then doing your job, make it make sense.

[@Femboy2012]

Parents have to work the whole day to pay rent …

[@Ever_maki6224]

It's the parents job to protect their kids, not the government!!

[@elamolced5213]

What happens when parents refuse to do their job?

[@rocrod430]

Can it not be both?

[@welkingd2882]

​@elamolced5213 They're family tree gets removed from the gene pool. If you're a parent and you fail to parent your child, then that falls on the parent.

[@BatmanBeyondBelief]

This is such a brainless thing to say. If someone captured your child then we just blame you right? Youre the one who let them outside. Youre the one who didnt raise them to avoid it. Or do we admit theres bad people doing bad things? Stop being so low functioning mentally. Its sickening

[@welkingd2882]

@@BatmanBeyondBelief no it's more like if a parent doesn't teach their child how to cross the street properly and they get hit by car.

[@sonloto8010]

It's clear to me many of these laws are often passed by out-of-touch individuals rather than based on informed decision.

[@Avianers]

It should be the people vs the government… they’ve weaponized each side by tugging on heart strings and made us all divided so now it’s Right vs Left. Democrat vs Republican. If we want change we gotta focus our anger and hatred on them not each other

[@f1champ551]

And it all goes back to state legislatures... That is 100% where it all starts.

[@sleepyboi1350]

Yes! Group up!

[@ViperPain141]

@@f1champ551 Not just the legislature but the executive as well. They’re the branch that carries the power that’s tyrannical against all of us through the police and courts. The courts steal your money just for being apart of it. The cops unrestrictedly force out tickets like candy and their arbitrary actions are not punished for misdeeds against your security and safety. We are not free. Faaaaaaar from it. Yuri Bezmonov warned us.

[@mikek1686]

Protect kids by patching out our freedoms but don't protect kids by providing families free health care. Ok sure...

[@Troublethecat]

If Canada is anything to go by, "Free" Heathcare won't protect kids either.

[@user-zx5gg8od6l]

Healthcare should only be free for children of parents who have full time jobs but low income. Oh wait. . . We ALREADY DO THAT.

[@SeanGonzalezMDHEXT]

​@@user-zx5gg8od6l eh, it's real iffy. Medicaid is really finicky to set up and they find any reason to deny you.

[@frozenfactory04]

@@user-zx5gg8od6l What is your point exactly?

[@jakeharrison2000]

The Patriot Act didn't make anything better. COPPA didn't make anything better. And I'm absolutely sure KOSA isn't going to make anything better.

[@PGRustic]

with all the isis jokes ive made on discord, does the patriot act put me on every possible watchlist lol?

[@Duckz4bucks]

I always say this. About a year ago I was fighting on Reddit over this. Now I’m on KZbin.

[@Some-Rage-Inducing-Provocateur]

As a libertarian with center right inclinations, this violates personal and collective freedoms of speech in online spaces, and such action is another way to define what is censorship, and censorship, by it's principle, goes against freedom of speech and expression. Offensive or not, be it in any form, speech is not meant to be censored. Same goes to privacy.

[@user-zx5gg8od6l]

As a lifetime libertarian and student of philosophy, if you have seen enough of the internet, there is no way you can believe what you’re saying and still be a good human.

[@Some-Rage-Inducing-Provocateur]

@user-zx5gg8od6l Then you ain't worthy to call yourself as a "lifetime libertarian." You aint a real one if you don't defend free speech and expression by saying what you just did. You are just another liberal or 100% a leftist at best.

[@Some-Rage-Inducing-Provocateur]

@@user-zx5gg8od6l That's what a poser self-claiming to be a "lifetime libertarian and philodofy student" would say. If you don't defend free speech you ain't a true libertarian. At best, your ideologies, judging by your own words, could be leftism or liberalism.

[@Some-Rage-Inducing-Provocateur]

@@user-zx5gg8od6l Then, you arent a true libertarian if you said that.

[@Some-Rage-Inducing-Provocateur]

@user-zx5gg8od6l Then you ain't a true libertarian if you don't defend free speech. You ain't that guy. A true libertarian wouldn't spew ad hominems just as "not a good human" to someone else just because someone has a different worldview from yours. Your actions define you as a woke leftist or liberal rather than a libertarian.

[@TheStickCollector]

If only kids had the internet discipline to not act so rambunctious. Looking at you, parents. Teach them compassion and humility before even thinking of giving them any access.

[@redactedduetosafetyreasons]

Too late...

[@mrconroy4672]

A lot of people should be more compassionate and have humility especially long term.

[@ahriboy]

China did even better than any other country

[@Duckz4bucks]

I’ve been on the internet for literally as long as I remember… I’M FINE. It doesn’t take much effort to have the honest, occasional talk with your child about this. If you take this seriously, your child will take this seriously. It’s not rocket science.

[@shmagojirafan5607]

This is gonna be COPPA all over again

[@marialourainebanosia26]

That means more pain for the small KZbinrs

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Let's hope it doesn't pass or america is corrupt

[@ShitEatingGoblin42069]

​@og_3rd_st_saint_gat War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength. the Three Slogans of -the United States government- the Party

[@Duckz4bucks]

@@marialourainebanosia26more pain for EVERYONE. You have to understand, this was never about KZbin. This bill has been sh*t for years and always will be. By very nature. It’s best to leave parents to do their job of educating digital literacy that doesn’t actually take much effort

[@gaiaauthor9756]

Pattern so clear that it is transparent.

[@Sato_Goth]

This is no different than punishing the entire class for the actions of one student.

[@SolaricSage116]

But on a countrywide scale where all states are to blame...

[@calculateddeclination5534]

It isn't even about the kids. That's just the front they use in order to create laws and tools to control you. It's all about power and control. It's all about taking your privacy and rights away.

[@KeebeThePlush]

As of COPA wasn’t enough to help kids

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Agreed it's like they don't care

[@alexjackyperson101]

it didn't do anything!!

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

@@alexjackyperson101 yeah it didn’t do Jack sh!t

[@ArctecGemini]

⁠@@alexjackyperson101It wasn’t supposed to. The Patriot Act didn’t do anything either nor did income tax, which they said was just for the rich when they first implemented it, but here we are. The government is never interested in your safety or well being.

[@Duckz4bucks]

@@ArctecGeminipeople don’t read bills. I used to be very passionate about this. I made a structured argument somewhere, and I found a few threads about this. I can’t believe this has been a debate for years. Uggghhh.

[@stopmoproductions1730]

"We heard you guys liked COPPA, so you're gonna love this" some legislator probably

[@Beans-h3f]

They always use the kids as a shield

[@AlcorSalvador]

We already have a solution to the problem. It's called DNS. We can explicitly make a DNS that has a whitelist of only acceptable Websites for Children then use that DNS on Kids Internet connected Devices. Parentls could Democratically work together to approve certain websites and resources as well as work together to close loopholes.

[@joshsg6525]

That's genius

[@varietychan]

VPN

[@PliskinYT]

@@varietychan Don't let the feds find out about that one

[@AlcorSalvador]

​ @varietychan VPNs for the most part are lies. Only a Few VPNs or Servers you yourself run are actually Safe and Private. But even still that doesn't stop the problem, it merely hides from it. It's lazy and frustrating how much misinformation about VPNs is propagated by the 5 eyes Alliance. It's a bandaid on a Stab wound while pretending the Suitbro isnt holding a knife.

[@Wileybot2004]

These already exist, IIRC cloudflare has one that blocks adult content and malware/scams

[@cloudfair2]

Legislation should always be a LAST RESORT only done when everything else fails. Failure to use the tools provided to you does not constitute a failure requiring legislation.

[@WHIKKEDDDD]

“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” - Ronald Reagan, 1986

[@SeriousPepe]

Protect children from seeing something “offensive”, by removing our freedoms. While simultaneously not being able to find missing children and continue to neglect sexually abused minors… I totally believe the government has our best interest.

[@joejoe77547]

Been watching Optimus for the longest. Never afraid to speak his mind most times. Brings up topics that need to be discussed.

[@chasehedges6775]

👍

[@it2spooky4me79]

The Government, I KNEW THOSE BIRDS WERE FAKE.

[@TWS-G94]

those darned drones fr

[@soltomoon3620]

optimus speaking facts after facts…. parents aren’t parenting and basically giving the government the permission to control what your kid sees.

[@quantumsanz1900]

That's too "United" for the United States.

[@Powertoninetynine]

This isn't gonna help.The only thing it's gonna do is make things worse.The only thing that can help is if parents do it themselves.

[@TheHipisterDeer]

Exactly, and now there is going to be even more data breaches with now a bunch of valuable ID leaked.... Like at that point I'm just going to avoid 18+ sites 🤷

[@dj2k460]

Im 24 and didnt have my first smart phone till i was in high school and tbh the only reason i bought one was to have something to listen to music with and watch KZbin without borrowing my uncles tablet. To me i think the whole brain rot / ipad kid thing is very overblown. Not every has a cellular or internet device or access to it and for the ones that do theyre no different then the previous generations that came before. Your worried that kids will develop an unhealthy view of the world from social media but tv has been doing the same thing, so do magazines of models and other forms of media. The truth is the world has always been bad and weve always had issues, all the internet did was expose that bad to EVERYONE and show how bad things are thats all

[@devdeborst]

"Wont SOMEBODY think of the CHILDREN"

[@skii_two]

Simple rule. Whenever you see a bill with “Kids” and “Online Safety” in the name, make sure to read the fine print

[@WrottJackson]

Happy I just turned 18. I can officially protect my own self.

[@Duckz4bucks]

What an unfortunate chain of sentences. This shouldn’t exist 😭😭 Yk what, I’m actually astounded at how little the KOSA and COPPA has been discussed. Only in my circle in Reddit. And yes, they have an ulterior motive, look how much they’ve posted this sh*tty bill.

[@drguineapig8755]

It doesn’t matter. This will affect everyone.

[@maykilvlogzreborn4429]

We honestly need to take a step back to before this whole online child panic started we need the old pre-2019 internet back the wild west and then from there we can find a way to protect everyone while not restricting anyone's rights

[@KvngLeroy1]

Definitely don’t need the old internet back that’s why all the censorship is here now

[@carlsagan2607]

KZbin and the internet back in 2007-2012 was fire. Loved that you could say what you want without people having temper tantrums

[@randomoinkbomb]

@@carlsagan2607 Oh people were having temper tantrums back then. It was their problem though and didn't result in a ban

[@carlsagan2607]

@@randomoinkbomb that report button was just a feature that didn’t work 😭😂

[@maykilvlogzreborn4429]

@@carlsagan2607actually believe it or not it was abused alot in the early days of youtube for example trolls would mass report innocent vlogs or gaming videos for nudity or deceptive practices and it would cause videos to be mass deleted hence why sometimes if you click a youtube link to a seemingly innocent old video it will sometimes say it was removed for violating terms of service that was because around 2015 there were groups of trolls that mass flagged peoples videos and youtube refused to put any of them back up and dont even get me started with the copyright system

[@georgefound746]

We know they won't actually fix anything, anyone who thinks they will is gulable

[@Hoontarius]

Well your point kind of counters the point, parents dont want to parent so this is why they can even use it as a crutch, its the consequence of stupidity, sadly we live in a world where you have to get punished in a group even if you aren't responsible personally

[@welkingd2882]

Normies being normies

[@chavito808]

It's like COPPA but worse

[@jollysteffen]

I don't think COPPA was bad. KZbin just didn't do it well.

[@Duckz4bucks]

@@jollysteffenIT WAS BAD. Sure, it protected advertising from kids, but it put an EXTREME burden on companies who had no choice but to age restrict it to 13, a totally arbitrary age. And since it’s a 90s bill and FOR SOME REASON, hasn’t been reformed, we’re stuck with this random outdated pretty bad bill which is a burden for kids, who are mature enough (arguably), parents, and companies. I’m curious to hear what you think. That’s just my take tho

[@spookieboogi6161]

Think of the kids! Oh we did back when parents could actually parent without the government trying to arrest them for it

[@Duckz4bucks]

😭😭 I’ve always been mad about this bill but your comment just reminds me about a case of someone’s child getting taken away by the government for having them board the bus to school alone after practicing for YEARS, mind you. You can also thank bad urbanism, which, oh did I mention the movement is going to be held back in a month? Yeah.

[@Hi_times_2]

Parent in what way?

[@spookieboogi6161]

@@Hi_times_2 proper discipline being taught to respect their elders and not assume every thing the internet tells them is true they need to think for themselves but still temper themselves and understand they are a child they known nothing of the real world and it’s nuances they need to learn hard work, self discipline and to treat others with kindness if they expect the world to do the same and that includes spankings and groundings taking away stuff from them to many arm chair parents think they know what’s right meanwhile look at the current youth and you’ll see where that mindset got us.

[@Hi_times_2]

@@spookieboogi6161 TBH pretty based.

[@geistgrace6452]

This is not gonna help kids. Congratulations, the kids can't get online! They could still get snatched up by a stranger in a store. They could still loose their life from a monster walking into a school with a firearm. I've seen so many pieces of media where similar issues occur and *spoilers* it doesn't end well for the citizens.

[@electrobob992]

Reminder: The immediate precursor to the internet, Arpanet was invented in 1934. Then remember the big internet rule? Rule 34? Arpanet was invented in '34 Internet was founded on that number. 34. Thus the internet is for ADULTS!

[@nullpoint3346]

When the government says "think of the children" what they mean is "don't look at why we want to do with this".

[@jrockz133t]

I literally just learned the hub is leaving my state. I rather not have to VPN out of the country just do anything +18 online

[@Egghead012]

How about you just stop gooning and get a life?

[@horrordragon2010]

Unfortunately when KOSA passes, EVERYONE will have to have a VPN. Just browse the web...that is until the dinosaurs in congress find out.😢

[@Tonsils-micman]

You in Florida? I heard they are trying to pass something like that in Florida.

[@Hi_times_2]

Same here in Virginia. I just looked up another site. It’s literally only the hub even though there are so many other places to find that stuff.

[@spookieboogi6161]

Maybe we should stop making where two parents have to work all day everyday in order to live and maybe they can actually do something

[@welkingd2882]

If you cant afford a kid why have a kid to begin with... why bring life thats gonna suffer?

[@anotherdayintheoffice1288]

@@welkingd2882when my mother made me she was inna better position than she is today You do realize the position people are in can change for the worse right? You do realize bills have gone up while wages havent right?

[@alexls1923]

Boomers are really pushy for grandchildren these days and every week I keep seeing news articles about x country’s population will decline by y amount if birth rates don’t improve like humanity is at risk of going extinct if we don’t make more kids and how there will be fewer young people to take care of the older ones despite the younger ones being unable to afford to take care of themselves

[@boosterseat9967]

@@welkingd2882True. Every kid is 100% planned out and conscious choice.

[@spookieboogi6161]

@ that is some brain dead logic there two parents have a hard time working in unison to feed themselves and their family that’s everyone nowadays and I take care of my family my wife and son come first I can afford it barely with my wife being a teacher ya know student loans etc. it’s really easy to judge others when ya live with your parents huh?

[@helmnobu]

all these “kids safety laws” being passed and yet there are still countless predators roaming discord and roblox after all these years. nice work america! (from a concerned citizen.)

[@anotherdayintheoffice1288]

The government is run by predators. Dont forget trump is close close friends with diddy and epstein. Our new president is 100% a predator

[@welkingd2882]

Lol, stop trusting the government it's all rule for thee not for me

[@Food-_-Zombie]

"The eight most dangerous words are, we are the government, we're here to help." - Ronald Reagan

[@KvngLeroy1]

Insanely ironic coming from him

[@sergeantzack1106]

For you it is

[@johnnytacosauce]

Exactly.... somebody paid attention to history

[@factualhat3018]

Very ironic for him of all people to say that

[@horrordragon2010]

Huh that's a bit ironic, considering what HE DID.

[@Chad_Wick]

died 2012 revived 2024 welcome back sopa

[@Deadpool....]

"If the government has too much power it is the responsibility of the people to take it away"

[@MotivatedSharkie]

As a minor, I rather have my privacy than losing it because of the act that will make companies more money

[@anounymosgamer]

"You don't want to protect kids online?" Me: the internet is like life, you don't protect your kids in life, you _teach_ them to be okay in it.

[@M.Fallani]

I didn’t get on the internet until I was 10. And ya I was watching YTP’s and other kinds of things at that age. But they weren’t brain rot(YTP’s were) it never affected my social life. And of course this was back when scrolling through shorts and reels. I was just scrolling to find a video to watch. I hope my kids(if I ever will get one) will be raised appropriately

[@FuchsiaRosa]

At least some ytps were good maybe even considered art. I found a lot of good music through ytps

[@ckm5702]

Maybe we wouldn't be having these debates at all of modern parenting wasn't just giving kids an IPad and occasionally feeding them

[@cacaeater17]

fr

[@welkingd2882]

Fr too many iPad kids.

[@Mason048]

instead of censoring the internet why not give preds actually harsh punishments

[@Hi_times_2]

I agree. I just wish this comment didn’t come from a brony.

[@knuckleheadwestwind3585]

I think that lawmakers like these mean well, but aren’t knowledgeable enough to know the reality of what happens with kids these days and thus struggle to come up with actual solutions.

[@AshnSilvercorp]

"We think we can replace parents." -the government, year infinitum Parents: "I can't figure out how to keep them offline Me: Yes you can. Make a separate access point that the kid gets access to. Keep the password for the other to yourselves. The kid only gets certain whitelisted websites on that one access point. It's not that hard.

[@thirdparty952]

This is prolly one of the best videos u've made, everything hit. We're honestly cucked as a country, and the worst part is we're doing it with a mindless smile.

[@kirshak7007]

When the government says they are here to help...they are not here to help

[@metallicman6342]

It hasn't really been put up to a vote by Congress yet, it'll be reset back to the Senate next year (plus the last day that the house meets is today, the Senate is only in session tomorrow.)

[@f1champ551]

And the new congress has to deal with that... Guess how they still are in average age? Same age as my grandma (mom) 86 years old.

[@simonpetrikov3992]

@@f1champ551in the House of Representatives the average age in 2023 was 57.9 years old while in the senate is 65.3 Note: for the 119th Congress (the one in 2025) The average age of a house member is: 58.63 And for senate: 63.63

[@f1champ551]

@@simonpetrikov3992 I may have overran the age but yeah... Still old.

[@f1champ551]

@@simonpetrikov3992 but yeah, senior citizens but also sadly why we do not really get out and vote anyway because who in US Congress or even any legislature in any state, relate to any younger person if at all.

[@simonpetrikov3992]

@@f1champ551 i thought you were making a joke at the end poking fun at how many octogenarians and Nonagenarians are still in congress. Note: the youngest member of congress was born in 1997

[@MylesDalí]

I'm a new parent. My son is nearly 2 years old. Growing up alongside the internet (literally), I know exactly how I'm gonna raise my son. Parenting isn't easy, yes. But it is inexcusable that children have free reign in their homes to the internet. No monitoring. No parents educating themselves on modern internet advancements, dangers, etc. I'm a relaxed dude. I'm not gonna be some superpower to my child, and keep him on a leashe. But I'm not gonna be absent. I'm gonna be engaged. Why? Because I AM A PARENT, and it's my responsibility to not hover, but to engage with my child in activities, and teach them how to safely engage with it. WHATEVER it may be. That's how you prevent your kid from rug pulling or getting kidnapped or relentlessly bullied or any of that. If i can help it, he won't have social media. Also... I dont think most adults need smart phones.

[@MylesDalí]

"Oh but *insert any President* has our best interest in mind. They will save us."

[@varietychan]

Why does the government try so hard to inconvenience people

[@kkonacreed8638]

I did some reading about this, apparently it’s unlikely to pass in the house this cycle because the speaker opposes it. Johnson said he likes it “in spirit” but that the act as it’s written has a lot of problems. Elon supports it but meta and google do not. Trump has remained silent on it, his son has thrown his support behind it. Johnson wants to work on this once Trump is in office apparently

[@reachthroughreality]

would you drop your kid off in the middle of NYC alone? No? Then why are you dumping them on the internet alone? Be a parent. You can set up a whitelist on your router, so they can only access the sites you allow, and I'm sure you can do that with phones and tablets too.

[@jkjack0742]

Everyone who is tired of these laws: how many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man? Ignorant greedy politicians: "I love the young people" -crosses fingers behind their backs

[@josueveguilla9069]

The nine most terrifying words in the english language: "I'm from the government. And I'm here to help."

[@Hi_times_2]

If you’re an idiot.

[@Hi_times_2]

Oh no!… vaccines. So scary.

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

Most websites already have an age requirement to access them. No one under 13 should be watching videos with a youtube account or accessing Discord. Discord is even banning people for saying they're under the age requirement. It's up to the parents to actually pay attention to what their kids are doing.

[@CavinMcGavin]

At this rate it’s gonna be like that one Phineas and Ferb movie

[@hungtheheroluu]

Or that one episode, "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo", where Future Candace got her brothers busted for building their rollercoaster on the first day of summer, resulting in a bad future where the concepts of fun and creativity are outlawed and children are locked inside containment suits and stored inside of vaults until they reach adulthood.

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

🎵“You’re out of touch, you’re out of time, can’t wrap my head around this nonsense no more.”🎵

[@jersey3686]

"Any nation that trades freedom for security deserves neither and will lose both" -Benjamin Franklin

[@PowerfulRoman]

Don't you tell me to parent my child! 😡

[@princessolmeca2933]

SOPA, PIPA, COPPA, CISPA, and now KONA. I see they haven't quite given up on this failed "Think of the Children" campaign yet....

[@TheBlackSpartan103]

Sounds about right.

[@danmancino22]

Trust the government. Love the government. Give your life to the government

[@derautisadrianos7050]

no

[@ShitEatingGoblin42069]

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength The Three Slogans of -the US government- the Party

[@1LikeCake]

ISP: do you have kids? Parents: Yes ISP: sorry you won't be able to apply until they are 18. Please take your child to the local Library

[@SpartanJoe193]

I blame the lazy parents.

[@MiyuTheSceneGirl]

I agree.

[@SpartanJoe193]

@@MiyuTheSceneGirl If I am being honest we should shorten the work day. That way parents have time to care for their kids.

[@MiyuTheSceneGirl]

@@SpartanJoe193 Sounds like a great idea. We should also raise the wages.

[@BHill-qi6rn]

It's not the governments job to watch little Timmy or little Abby, it's the PARENTS job! If you can't do that, then maybe you shouldn't have kids😂 . I am also one of those people that didn't get a cellphone until high school, and agree 100 % with you!

[@bluelense7]

People who trade liberty for security usually end up with neither.

[@steviegilliam5685]

its never been about the kids but trying to guilt people for control

[@tugsteve7594]

7:10 Can we just talk about how Walmart is trial testing body cams on their employees? Like why. Walmart is the ONLY place I've seen w ridiculous measures like this. 🤔

[@horrordragon2010]

Oh that for in case one of thier workers get harassed by a shopper. Cuz there's been a lot of instances of workers being harassed or even attacked lately. And Walmart prior to now, refuses to help thier employees.

[@aoldm11]

just don’t allow kids on certain websites/apps. Parents need to take responsibility.

[@maxmikester8185]

I will say ‘no’ and if they throw the ‘oh you won’t protect kids’ comeback, I’ll say ‘oh so you use the same tired logical fallacy. It’s the parent’s job not yours’. Use this to fight back people.

[@jamesjeager129]

George Carlin talk something similar like this & he was way ahead of time.

[@PixelaGames2000]

The People should have control, not the government. The government only controls a small percentage, while the people control most of everything else. We can’t have too much policing, because then it’s controlling too much. Sure, safety is important, but you shouldn’t have too much of it. I’ve been sheltered for pretty much my entire life, but at least I still have my freedom to do my own thing and express myself. I will always stand for freedom of expression, there’s other ways to protect the kids. You can be an actual parent, and control what your kid does online. Heck, i didn’t have social media until I was like 13/14, and before that…i played online games, like club penguin, jump start, animal jam, etc. Why don’t we have those types of games anymore? They were a safe space for kids to hang out in! We don’t have any safe 3rd places for kids anymore, both online and offline, and that’s why kids are out of control, because they’re in places they shouldn’t be! We need more safe 3rd places for them…Cmon people!

[@Hi_times_2]

I disagree. It’s not the 1800’s anymore. People rely on the government a lot more than they did back then. That way of life will never work anymore.

[@Kraxel-North]

Doesn’t matter what specifically any given law is about, the government has no place online nor in media in general

[@uhsokka]

there is so many effects/outcomes i see from these new laws and not a single one includes kids having less access to adult websites

[@RedSky695]

Government shouldnt control what they want It should be the people choose what we need

[@SkidMan_Jurej]

It's either "tHiNk Of ThE cHiLdReN!" or "MuH tErRoRiSM!"

[@shizz3907]

Literally just have an online ID which must be registered to any online capable device. That way when the hub asks you if you’re 18, it won’t have to, it will know you’re not 18 and will prevent you from having access.

[@f1champ551]

That is exactly what Louisiana did....

[@f1champ551]

The only actual reason why the hub wasn't banned where I live in Louisiana.

[@TravisWayne254]

The issue that people have with that is having your identification (with their address) uploaded to the internet.

[@shizz3907]

Your address is already something anyone motivated enough can get to quickly from the internet

[@excederal9092]

The problem with that kind of id system is it just leads to new ways of identity theft by requiring people to upload their ids to the internet to access websites

[@RW1A]

Heres how you protect kids, Tell parents to keep them off of it. Kids will find a way, yes, but its either do nothing, or be a parent.

[@Duckz4bucks]

FINNNNALLY SOMEBODY TALKS ABOUT THIS I WAS GONNA GO INSANNEEE

[@fredrickbambino]

Leave that to the parents, but how's that working so far?

[@coldboltlighting1237]

It’s all about power and control with government! And hysteria! Of “protect kids” means how can the government control you! Yes protect kids! That’s fine! Also teach parents to actually parent there kids. it isn’t the responsibility of the company to completely scrub the internet that’s literally impossible unless you want to make the internet unusable! And with so many restrictions! It makes it more of a hazard!

[@Monster-Endergy]

I don't think kids should be safe online, I don't think kids should be online in the first place.

[@nartnugget]

We're going to turn into that one episode of gumball where darwin becomes a dictator.

[@Derapplecraze]

I don’t think this will pass if they’ve been trying to get this off the ground for this long I think what we’re seeing is this last futile attempt to get it attention and try to get support but I do think this will fail especially if it only has a few days left to get passed

[@vinziradevx1528]

Been waiting for this one

[@austinbradley8551]

As a guy who has grown up with Internet (23 ) all I ask is make sure kids don't see "adult" content because it screws a kid and trust me I know

[@Request_2_PANic]

When done responsibly, I'd argue regulation is good on the condition that the title is accurately representative of the contents. If not, it's dismissed without further discussion until it is. What's curious to me is how they say "Think of the kids" when discussing online content, but where's that same emphasis toward gun control, voting rights, or even requirements to run for office to begin with? Instead, moments of silence when shootings inevitably keep happening, bibles in the classroom, and book bans are somehow more important than safe, accessible, and affordable public transit, healthcare, and education for all.

[@montyturner6511]

Great video. Hope that we can push back against this bill and let them know we don't want it at all. Hopefully people here do just that if their US citizens. Knock on wood that it gets scrap for good so we won't worry about it anymore.

[@demonpandaz8246]

@6:47 This is not a fact. It allows for investigation under a court order. Even then, some services (instagram, session, or anything else with e2e encryption) are still safe unless one device is compromised.

[@UnconfinedConfusion]

is this "COPPA" all over again...

[@Canbutcant]

If anyone asks, my hard drives were lost in boating accident.

[@Michael_Oliver_]

Maybe parents should be parents.

[@T3KFTW]

I still stand by it being the parents responsibility for monitoring what their children are accessing on the internet. There's parental filters for a reason

[@CarterSaltzmann-p9u]

I think the protection of children online should rest on the parents actual being parents and they should monitor what there kids are consuming online.

[@Rykyuby]

they use the kids as a shield to pass invasive bills

[@Sierra-208]

No amount of legislation will replace proper good parenting, at this rate I'm hoping that the more level headed folks in DC will drag this out until its expiration date