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This opens the door to insidious government regulation of speech of both minors and adults, which the bill enables by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to define how social media platforms can operate.
KOSA also threatens everyone’s right to speak anonymously, a time-honored tradition in the United States. Because the bill requires treating minors’ accounts differently, and websites cannot discern users’ ages without confirming their identity, platforms will inevitably face pressure to avoid regulatory risk by verifying each account holder. This would force all Americans, including adults, to reveal their identity in order to express themselves online.
