DEMOCRAT SENATOR SCRIPT
My name is [NAME] and I'm one of your constituents. I'm calling to urge you to vote NO on KOSA- the Kids Online Safety Act. The bill's sponsors claim it will protect kids by placing a duty of care on online platforms to prevent anything that could be harmful
The power to decide what's harmful has been ceded to the FTC. FTC leadership is made by presidential appointment. Current president Lina Khan may proceed fairly, but what happens when the next Donald Trump is in the Oval Office? What if it's trump himself? Do you trust a Trump appointee not to abuse this enforcement power?
KOSA claims to protect kids, but it's poorly designs and, given time, it will absolutely and without question harm LGBTQ children, adults, and anyone who needs information on reproductive health or abortion.
KOSA author, Senator Marsha Blackburn, said she introduced KOSA in part- and I quote- "to protect minor children from the transgender in our society." The Heritage Foundation proudly said they'll apply pressure through KOSA to block information about abortion, reproductive health & LGBTQ issues.
Vote NO on KOSA.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR SCRIPT
My name is [NAME] and I'm one of your constituents. I'm calling to urge you to vote NO on KOSA- the Kids Online Safety Act. The bill's sponsors claim it will protect kids by placing a duty of care on online platforms to prevent anything that could be harmful, but who decides what's harmful and what's free speech?
The power to decide what's harmful has been ceded to the FTC. FTC leadership is made by presidential appointment. Current president Lina Khan, a Biden appointee, will have one agenda, but what happens when someone even farther left that Joe Biden is in the Oval Office?
Imagine a President Gavin Newsom or Letitia James: Do you trust their appointee not to abuse this enforcement power to scrub information about your children's second amendment rights from the internet.
KOSA claims to protect kids, but it's poorly designs and, given time, it will absolutely and without question harm children, adults, and anyone who values free speech online. Vote NO on KOSA.