Congress's New Push to Age-Gate the Internet
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent legislative efforts in Washington to implement age-gating on the internet through the KIDS Act.
The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the KIDS Act is a sprawling package of proposals to control what we can see and say online.
Topics covered
- age-gating
- internet regulation
- KIDS Act
- online safety
- freedom of speech
Keywords
- age gate
- internet
- KIDS Act
- House of Representatives
- online control
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Electronic Frontier Foundation, House of Representatives
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