Parents of trans kids urge Senate to oppose online safety bill that could harm LGBTQ+ youth.::More than 100 parents signed an open letter asking lawmakers to support alternatives to the Kids Online Safety Act.

  • _number8_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    people LOVE getting austere and disciplinarian with kids [very very broadly defined as 0-17] and the internet. no one in government knows what it was like growing up online.

    i think in general, people seek out what they want to see when they’re ready to see it. being artificially restricted:

    a) does not work. anyone worth their salt knows how to get around blocks

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    b) causes more harm than good. give people the basic respect of being able to access information freely. people with a shitty household would be at even more of a disadvantage, not being able to escape online and find like-minded communities. [of course that’s a pro to the ghouls pushing this]

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      1 year ago

      people with a shitty household

      These bill almost always exist to and do make everything worse for such kids/folks (kids are folks too!)

      Edit: and some folks are fucks