Censorship online won’t keep children safe

Now more than ever, the internet is an informational battleground. What should be a thriving marketplace for speech is being tainted constantly by threats of censorship from bureaucrats with their own agenda. 

One key ideal of many Republican supporters is the belief that the government has no business interfering with our First Amendment rights to free speech and accessible information. So it is truly baffling to see some Republican members in Congress support a bill that puts this fundamental ideal in jeopardy. 

The Kids Online Safety Act, which this month was introduced in the House and has a companion bill in the Senate, is a well-intentioned effort to keep our youngest generation protected from the very real dangers of the dark web — something that should indeed be
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