Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote this week on four bills—KOSA, the SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy Act, and CHATBOT Act—which critics say would force age-gating and content restrictions on platforms, increasing surveillance and privacy risks rather than protecting all internet users with a comprehensive privacy law.
The Senate Commerce Committee votes tomorrow on four internet bills—KOSA, SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy Act, and CHATBOT Act—which critics say would age-gate the internet, block lawful speech, and create sweeping privacy and data security problems. The bills claim to protect children, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues they would force unconstitutional content restrictions on all users. Instead, the Committee should focus on a national consumer privacy bill or a ban on behavioral advertising that protects everyone. EFF has sent a letter opposing the measures.