1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

The world has watched the fallout from OSA with horror. Supporting KOSA would be political suicide for our nation and a sinister message to vulnerable minors that they are nothing more than a political tool with which to coerce consent for surveillance and aptly nicknamed “nanny state” policies. Again THE ENTIRETY OF EUROPE’S EXPERTS are tuning in to this issue. On the international stage, a majority of nonpartisan professionals have confirmed that there are no quantifiable benefits to age verification legislation - only an active threat to democratic free speech principles. In fact they warn it will drive minors into less regulated, more unsafe spaces online, or even to commit what may account to ID fraud in order to access online community and political perspectives. This bill is dangerous. It will chill speech, shrink access to information, and open the floodgates to political abuse. Do not be fooled: this bills sacrifices vulnerable children, not saves them. Please take a stand against this kind of government overreach and publicly oppose KOSA.