New host Ari Cohn sits down with Taylor Lorenz to unpack the latest push for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the SCREEN Act, and online age verification. They discuss the free speech and privacy implications of these laws, how government pressure can lead platforms to over-censor, the risks of mandatory identity verification, and why protecting kids online can have consequences for everyone. Ari and Taylor also explore the political forces and moral panic driving tech regulation—and why anonymous speech and the freedom to read may be more important than ever. Links: User Mag Substack (https://tinyurl.com/59jk4nrt) User Mag: ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 (https://tinyurl.com/53srhdjd) The KIDS Act Is Just as Unconstitutional as KOSA ... Just in Different Words (https://tinyurl.com/3h7zvfb5) KOSA Still Poses a Grave Threat to First Amendment Rights (https://tinyurl.com/eack2czh) Kids Online Safety Act Threatens the First Amendment and Minors’ Well-Being (https://tinyurl.com/mre22mst) The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back - Taylor Lorenz’s Power User Podcast (https://tinyurl.com/5xhp393v) Wall Street Journal: How ICE is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics (https://tinyurl.com/4uefc4zm)
New host Ari Cohn sits down with Taylor Lorenz to unpack the latest push for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the SCREEN Act, and online age verification. They discuss the free speech and privacy implications of these laws, how government pressure can lead platforms to over-censor, the risks of mandatory identity verification, and why protecting kids online can have consequences for everyone. Ari and Taylor also explore the political forces and moral panic driving tech regulation—and why anonymous speech and the freedom to read may be more important than ever.
Links:
User Mag: ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7
The KIDS Act Is Just as Unconstitutional as KOSA ... Just in Different Words
KOSA Still Poses a Grave Threat to First Amendment Rights
Kids Online Safety Act Threatens the First Amendment and Minors’ Well-Being
The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back - Taylor Lorenz’s Power User Podcast
Wall Street Journal: How ICE is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics