1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

libraries... and apply it nationally—to the internet. Under the guise of protecting kids from "pornography", any site that has any amount of material "harmful to minors" would be forced to employ surveillance technology (biometric scans, ID uploads, background checks) to prevent minors from accessing "pornography." they define pornography. Drag queen story hours, for instance, or anything to do with "gender ideology", aka trans people existing. has the ability to levy Unlike some of the state age-verification laws, many of which are being challenged in court, this will be enforced by the FTC, which not *really* going after fines, raid businesses and freeze bank accounts. They will say, "this is just about protecting kids from actual pornography. They're about sexual activity, sex ed that discusses masturbation or sexuality (those that deal with race appear to be disproportionately ta rgeted). Librarians are being threatened with lawsuits or jail or even violence for not proactively removing offending books. ry are bad enough and There are dozens of these laws being pushed forward at the state-level, ostensibly targeting "porn." The attacks on the adult indust we should stand up for the rights of those involved in adult content. But do not believe for one second that this is where it stops. The attacks on pornography are, as they've been in the past, a Trojan Horse to push forward otherwise unpalatable censorship legislation. selves. of Zion. But I'll be damned if I'd ever force adults to get permission from the government to access them. Let's be honest with our This act is not about pornography and it never was. This is about LGBTQIA+ visibility and how they want to erase the community. As your constituent, I expect you to stand against this monstrous bill.