Parents of trans kids urge Senate to oppose online safety bill that could harm LGBTQ+ youth.::More than 100 parents signed an open letter asking lawmakers to support alternatives to the Kids Online Safety Act.
people LOVE getting austere and disciplinarian with kids [very very broadly defined as 0-17] and the internet. no one in government knows what it was like growing up online.
i think in general, people seek out what they want to see when they’re ready to see it. being artificially restricted:
a) does not work. anyone worth their salt knows how to get around blocks
and
b) causes more harm than good. give people the basic respect of being able to access information freely. people with a shitty household would be at even more of a disadvantage, not being able to escape online and find like-minded communities. [of course that’s a pro to the ghouls pushing this]
sebinspace@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But the whole point is to harm LGBTQ+ youth. That’s it, that’s the whole point of this bill. It’s not like they don’t know that.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The goal is to force them to acknowledge it. There are a lot of “think of the children” types who may be more focused on the non lgbt portions of it