1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

Vote NO on H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act package that includes the House version of KOSA. This bill fails children while creating dangerous censorship tools. The original KOSA required platforms to prevent specific harm to minors. The House version only asks companies to establish “reasonable policies” with no legal accountability. Platforms already claim to have policies while kids still face exploitation and compulsive design features. Without enforceable duties, nothing changes for children. But H.R. 7757 does create new government power to restrict online content and design features based on vague standards like preventing “compulsive usage.” Courts have repeatedly struck down similar content restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. The framework gives regulators authority to decide which speech and platform featured are acceptable, setting a precedent for government control over online expression that extends far beyond child safety. The prohibition on design features in particular is dangerous. Determining what causes “compulsive usage” requires subjective judgments about user behavior and content appeal. That’s a censorship mechanism dressed up as child protection. Once established, this regulatory power won’t stay limited to protecting minors. Technology safety groups and parent advocates who helped write the original KOSA oppose this version. They recognize it won’t protect kids. Civil liberties organizations oppose it because it threatens free expression. When both child safety experts and free speech advocates agree a bill is broken, that should tell you something. This isn’t protection. It’s a facade that fails children while expanding government censorship authority.