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The fight over kids online safety
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A bill aimed to protect kids online is at the center of a heated political fight. What's at stake in the fight over whether new regulations will better protect children or censor them.
Guests
Lauren Feiner, senior policy reporter at The Verge. She covers the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill.
Bailey Sanchez, senior counsel for U.S. legislation at Future of Privacy Forum, a nonprofit organization based in D.C.
Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law at the University of Essex. Her work influenced the UK’s historic Online Safety Act, which passed in 2023.