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Nearly 600 anti-trans bills have been proposed in the United States , mostly in state legislatures.
Nearly half of the cosponsors of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are Democrats .
KOSA is framed with a relatively uncontroversial premise: there is stuff on the internet that can be harmful to those who encounter it.
The bill's requirements are vague enough that platforms might censor content gratuitously just to be on the safe side.
These laws are a reaction to the fact that through widespread internet access, young people are able to acquire information outside the traditional conduits such as parents, schools, and religion.
States have already been cracking down on children’s access to information through “ Don’t Say Gay” bills and bans on CRT (read: learning about racism).
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