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Senate Commerce is hearing a massive online surveillance package — including KOSA and a national age-verification mandate — and it’s not being reported by any mainstream outlets. The sole mention is in the Washington Times , the house paper of the Unification Church.

Senate panel punting on broader AI legislation as it takes up kids online safety billsThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is postponing plans to take up a series of AI bills until after the summer recess but is proceeding with a markup of kids online safety bills ...www.washingtontimes.com

Kids: 1 KIDS Act: 0

Over the past few years I’ve spoken with a lot of politicians. I don’t think I’ve met any as good on online censorship issues as Francesca Hong.

"Pornhub sent a letter to 300 state officials on Tuesday, lambasting the 'performative, ineffective, and unenforceable age verification laws' that they helped to pass. The platform argues that age-gating should target device developers, rather than websites, to safeguard privacy and user safety."

Pornhub’s online age-check offensivewww.politico.com

UK's admit the that Online Safety Act has in large part failed, and announce an inquiry into why the age-verification bill has not worked as (age-verification providers) promised.

Lords Open Online Safety Act Inquiry as Breach-Prone Age Checks Strip Adult PrivacyOnline Safety Act review: the Lords inquiry launched July 27 demands answers on why the law allowed age-verification vendors to suffer breaches exposing government IDs, failed to block a pro-suicide f...www.techtimes.com

The Missouri Attorney General is threatening librarians with arrest over an LGBTQ+ story hour for kids, suggesting that a picture book about gay dinosaur dads is "pornography." The Secretary of State says he'll pull funding if the event happens, citing the state's new age verification law.

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“There must be in-groups whom the law protectes but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

Guys I’m on a plane and it’s true.

Carnegie Mellon ran a study on consumer willingness to age-verify, requesting IDs to watch R-rated movies. Only 28% of users were willing to verify. THAT'S LESS THAN A THIRD. Imagine what it's like when it's something more controversial, like porn or LGBTQ content. www.cs.cmu.edu/~sscheffl/do...

Imagine regulating something based entirely on nonsense. Mike Lee's PROTECT Act claims "the vast majority of pornography sites make no effort to verify the age, consent, or identify of individuals appearing in content uploaded to their sites." Absolutely bonkers.

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Lindsey Graham's death may paradoxically help kill KOSA / KIDS Act. Mark-up on the Senate child safety bills was originally scheduled for next week, but his funeral — and Mitch McConnell's "absence" — has pushed it out another week, right up against the recess deadline.

“To be clear, the board members and administrators were not opposed to removing books—they are frustrated by the inefficiency of it. One member asked why the district cannot sue publishers for ‘providing pornography to our children,’ telling the board she is exploring AI tools to screen titles.”

"He compared the charges to the legal proceedings against Donald Trump, which he called a “witch-hunt”, and referred to the attempted extradition as “political kidnapping”"

Adam Candeub, the FCC's attorney who called for prosecuting large swaths of the internet, including Google, using Comstock and obscenity law, looks like he's headed to the DOJ. White House sent the nomination this morning. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Nonprofit groups serving sex workers are struggling. This is a chance to add some great names and get them some much needed funds.

“We’re only hear to answer questions about law enforcement” (Giant podium reading TALERICO)

The KIDS Act is facing serious headwinds in the Senate, with Marsha Blackburn getting pushback from both Cruz and the White House on what should be in the bill, and what can pass. — via @benbrodydc.bsky.social. Cruz says he'll vote for it, but doesn't believe it has the votes.