Policy · 1h ago
House Passes KIDS Act Mandating Age Checks; Senate Next
The House passed the KIDS Act, a package requiring age verification for online services, by a 267-117 vote. The bill combines revised KOSA with other internet regulations, pressuring platforms to gate content based on age. Critics warn it forces privacy-invasive ID collection and risks data breaches.
Meridian48 take
The bill's age-verification mandate creates a privacy vs. safety tradeoff that may chill speech and expose user data, despite good intentions.
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