This has nothing to do with kids other than them being the excuse.

The Epstein class pushing this type of legislation around the world doesn't care about the safety of children.

Just out a device age range for fucks same, this is insane.

Build a whole industry of surveillance companies to solve “I was too lazy to enter my kids age restrictions”

Yeah we gotta keep the kids off the innernet so they don't fall victim to predators.. Unless they're billionaires.

Goodbye Fediverse if this passes, because it'll surely kill that network. Goodbye FOSS too as that won't be able to comply the with web DRM that will surely be this law's enforcement mechanism.

The US is about to become another censored country. Thanks, Fuhrer Trump.

In order to protect children from problems their parents create by allowing them unfettered access, we will infantilize the entire population of the planet and ensure that no one can say or do anything that is not befitting Supply Side Jesus's interpretation of morality.

Glory to our supreme capitalist overlords.

I will enjoy dipping their eyeballs in marinara sauce by the end of this.

In the words of the great sage George Carlin: "Fuck the children!"

It is only for web browser, usenet and darknet is still fine, right ?

It's not going to work. Kids are smarter than congressmen. It's so easy for them to find a workaround, they'll be online within minutes. Just ask Australia how theirs is going.

There will be NO MORE memes of Homelander!!!

The "KIDS Act" Is an Age Surveillance Bill, Take Action. Tell Congress to reject this age-gating bill

Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package includes a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, combined with a collection of other internet bills, study bills, reporting requirements, and new regulations. Instead of debating any of these proposals on their merits, lawmakers are attempting to move them all at once under an ultra-expedited process. 

The package of cobbled-together bills is a mess, with different age-gating schemes for different services, using different standards. It’s a lot of complexity, and a lot of legal risk. Faced with that, many companies will conclude that the safest option is restrictive age-checking practices across their entire platforms.

Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about private and encrypted communications. While supporters continue to claim this bill protects minors online, its requirements come at the expense of privacy, free expression, and the ability of people of all ages to use the internet without revealing sensitive data.

Think of the children!