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Kids Online Safety Act will allow Attorney Generals to Censor the News. (techpolicy.press)
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Kids Online Safety Act will allow Attorney Generals to Censor the News.::Caitlin Vogus is Deputy Director of Advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

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[โ€“] alienanimals@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Sounds very similar to "The Patriot Act".

The title sounds great! Until you learn how the government leverages it to control citizens.

[โ€“] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The title, much like the Patriot Act, was very carefully engineered to maximize the social stigma of speaking against it.