Sources detail efforts by Alphabet and Meta to sink KOSA, which passed in the Senate almost unanimously, by dividing US House lawmakers using culture war issues
https://www.wsj.com/... X: @designitforus : Big Tech is manipulating folks on both sides of the aisle to stall #KOSA. Exactly how they run their platforms - constructing culture wars to pad their bottom line at the detriment of literally everyone else. https://www.wsj.com/... Patrick T. Brown / @ptbwrites : On conservative podcasts, you often hear ad reads from right-leaning groups saying “we shouldn't let DC take control from parents when it comes to protecting kids online.” Those ads are part of the Big Tech strategy detailed here by @georgia_wells/@Kristinapet/ @natalieandrews Zamaan Qureshi / @zamaan_qureshi : Big Tech is trying to kill the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act before the end of the year. The same HouseGOP aides who work for Speaker Johnson say it won't pass but it's entirely up to them whether it becomes law or not. Side with us and not Big Tech. [image] Jason Kint / @jason_kint : Having read the abhorrent evidence in the bipartisan lawsuit by nearly every state AG v Facebook/Instagram/Meta, this is an absolutely disgusting take, “A spokesman for Meta said better legislation would focus on the role of parents and app stores rather than on Meta.” 1/2 [image] Forums: r/politics : Inside Big Tech's Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill
It's not just “big tech.” Sane people hate KOSA. But then the #MurdochJournal hates the internet... Inside Big Tech's Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill — https://www.wsj.com/...
Big Tech is manipulating folks on both sides of the aisle to stall #KOSA. Exactly how they run their platforms - constructing culture wars to pad their bottom line at the detriment of literally everyone else. https://www.wsj.com/...
On conservative podcasts, you often hear ad reads from right-leaning groups saying “we shouldn't let DC take control from parents when it comes to protecting kids online.” Those ads are part of the Big Tech strategy detailed here by @georgia_wells/@Kristinapet/ @natalieandrews
Big Tech is trying to kill the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act before the end of the year. The same House GOP aides who work for Speaker Johnson say it won't pass but it's entirely up to them whether it becomes law or not. Side with us and not Big Tech. [image]
Having read the abhorrent evidence in the bipartisan lawsuit by nearly every state AG v Facebook/Instagram/Meta, this is an absolutely disgusting take, “A spokesman for Meta said better legislation would focus on the role of parents and app stores rather than on Meta.” 1/2 [image…