[cyc115]

So man strawman attacks, jumping to conclusions and divisive terms it's hard to take anything on that website serious.

> It’s no surprise that anti-rights zealots are excited about KOSA: it would let them shut down websites that cover topics like race, gender, and sexuality.

> Second, KOSA would ramp up the online surveillance of all internet users by expanding the use of age verification and parental monitoring tools. Not only are these tools needlessly invasive, they’re a massive safety risk for young people who could be trying to escape domestic violence and abuse.

[dathery]

Could you identify the strawman attacks you see? I'm trying to interpret your comment charitably but I'm having trouble identifying what you object to specifically.

I don't think it's much of a stretch to assume these kind of laws will be used to censor topics like "race, gender, and sexuality". There is a ton of precedent in recent years of e.g. books on these topics being banned from public libraries (not just school libraries) under the guise of protecting children. It seems like a reasonable inference that the same topics would be targeted in online content if the laws allowed it.

[moduspol]

I thought those websites were already shut down after net neutrality ended.

[knodi123]

Net Neutrality made it possible to do that, but the motivation was more about advantaging certain businesses to entrench monopolies and scare away newcomers.

Abolishing it was plenty bad, and you look silly making up straw men to whitewash it.

[nceqs3]

The website was created by fightforthefuture.org, an astroturf advocacy organization. Their tax filings show their backers are largely venture capital firms and tech companies.

It's no surprise that big tech companies don't want increased liability.

See https://thetrichordist.com/2016/05/12/list-of-corporations-a....