Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet

Can you judge the heat of a moral panic by the number of bills purporting to solve it? […]  lawmakers have moved on from sex trafficking to social media—from Craigslist and Backpage to Instagram, TikTok, and Roblox. So here we are, with a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on 19 different kids-and-tech bills scheduled for this week.


https://reason.com/2025/12/01/lawmakers-to-consider-19-bills-for-childproofing-the-internet/

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New from @enbrown.bsky.social, Congress is still a pandering mess. KOSA+ aren't about child safety, they '"are actually about censorship and control…Don't buy the framing," added @mmasnick.bsky.social. "It's always the same damn thing."' reason.com/2025/12/01/l…

andy jabbour (@andyjabbour.bsky.social) 2025-12-02T11:23:13.723Z

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