New(ish) KOSA, Same Old Problems
We’ve written extensively about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), and we’ve made our position clear: KOSA’s plan for online censorship threatens our cherished human rights. In the words of Daly Johnson on Woodhull’s Blog from over a year ago,…
Woodhull & Decrim NY Submit Comments to New York State’s AG Office Raising Privacy and Freedom of Expression Concerns in the Implementation of SAFE for Kids Act
Earlier this year New York state passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. The bill proposes to prohibit social media companies from providing children with access to addictive feeds without parental consent. Similar to other attempts at…
Comments on New York State’s Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) Act
The Honorable Letitia James New York State Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Re: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pursuant to New York General Business Law section 1500 et seq Dear Attorney General James: Earlier this year, New York…
Ending the Marriage Penalty
“Will you marry me? Imagine that was a question you could never actually answer,” says disability rights activist Imani Barbarin, reflecting on the “marriage penalty.” The term describes the legal rule that, as Sage Howard puts it, “robs disabled people…
The Looming Danger of the Kids Online Safety Act
We at the Woodhull Freedom Foundation have been clear: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) – which purports to protect the well-being of children and teenagers engaging in digital media – is dangerous. Rather than protect us, it threatens our…