Senate bill wrongly empowers bureaucrats, falls short of protecting children
Senate bill wrongly empowers bureaucrats, falls short of protecting children
Parents are coming to terms with the fact that in the digital world, children face new opportunities and also possible threats, all of which are accessible at the tips of their fingers. Smartphones and apps such as social media platforms have become a constant in the lives of youth. This has prompted our society to discuss how best to move forward in the digital age.
Unfortunately, as is often the case, Congress decided to try to pass yet another law to control people’s lives, and the Senate advanced the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday. Let me state it simply: KOSA, sponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), is not the answer. Senate Democrats have used this bill to give greater authority and enforcement to big government and Washington bureaucrats at the Federal Trade Commission, handing them the power to implement their own radical agenda and not allowing parents to have the power to decide what their own children can or cannot access.
We need parents to have the freedom to choose what fits them and their families best in protecting their children online.