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The U.S. Congress^[note] may be on a road to passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)^[1].
Proponants of this legislation claim it is to protect children, but experts warn it will have the opposite effect. However, protecting children is not the intent of KOSA; this law exists for the sole purpose of silencing LGBTQIA+ people^[2][3].
Despite this, it has gained a disturbing support amount of support from Democrats^[4][5] and even (supposed) allies of the LGBTQIA+ community^[6].
If you live in the U.S., please contact your legislators and tell them to oppose KOSA.

• Thousands of Young People Told Us Why the Kids Online Safety Act Will Be Harmful to Minors
• Fight for the Future statement on new version of KOSA: some improvements, but the duty of care still enables harmful censorship^{[note 2]}
• CCIA Statement Responding to Senate KOSA Legislation^{[note 2]}
• Senator Blumenthal Pretends To Fix KOSA; It's A Lie (opinion piece)^{[note 2]}
• Don't Fall for the Latest Changes to the Dangerous Kids Online Safety Act
• Lawmakers are pushing an online safety bill for kids. Critics have free-speech concerns
• The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say

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