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, it creates privacy and safety concerns for everyone while violating our First Amendment rights. Please vote no on the KIDS act as it is actually censorship. It is presented as keeping kids safe online. First off, it will NOT keep kids safe. Secondly The requirements and incentives to verify all users' ages forces companies to collect insane amounts of personal data that can be hacked. Identities can be stolen, people can be stalked, harassed, or even killed by people who got their address from hacked databases, etc. There is no way to verify someone' s age without verifying their identity. It is extremely dangerous for every company and website to have that kind of information access. ification, the imperfect technology used might fail to recognize their face as "old enough", or they might lack digital skills. Even people who can succe In addition, the KIDS act violates our First Amendment rights to speak out and access information online because anyone who is unable to verify their age o can access their browsing history. ssfully validate their age would likely still be reluctant to do so either because of the aforementioned privacy concerns and/or due to concerns about wh would be shut out of apps and websites. There are many reasons why adults could be unfairly locked out of various platforms: they might lack valid ident enting them from accessing help. And while harming the kids, it will also harm all adults and violate our rights. r everyone, including the kids this bill is saying it will protect. It will not protect them. It will keep them in dangerous and abusive situations, prev There is no way to implement any form of age verification without violating our First Amendment rights and causing extreme privacy and safety concerns fo Vote against this bill.