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The full text for HR 8250, the proposed Federal law which would require all Operating Systems to implement Age Verification, has just been made publicly available. It is short, poorly written, clearly not at all thought out, and almost entirely devoid of specifics. Some key points: - The bill does not specify how age verification would work at all. It states that the Federal Trade Commission would have 180 days to specify the exact mechanism and requirements for Age Verification within the Operating Systems. - The Federal Trade Commission would also specify data storage protection requirements as well as requirements for how the Operating System must provide access to collected user data. - This bill would apply to ALL Operating Systems. Everything from Windows to Linux to embedded systems. Yes, even to a smart refrigerator. The “Operating System” definition is incredibly broad. - The law will be considered in effect 1 year from the date it is enacted. - Violations of the law will be handled under the Federal Trade Commission Act. - It is given the “Short Title” of “Parents Decide Act”. congress.gov/bill/119th-con…

Parents have the primary responsibility for raising children, but governments have an important subordinate role in fostering conditions conducive to that task. A minimum age for social media fits in that role. @PostOpinions washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Proud to see my KIDS Act advance out of @HouseCommerce last week! This bill will protect kids and teens online by: 🔘Mandating platforms to enable minor protections as a default, 🔘Empowering parents to have oversight of their child’s online experience, 🔘Protecting data privacy, 🔘Requiring age verification to access explicit content, 🔘Holding big tech companies accountable, and more! While I'm disappointed that my Democrat colleagues walked away from the negotiating table and chose to vote against this commonsense bill, the health and well-being of our children is too important. My bill will protect children, plain and simple.

Proud to see my KIDS Act advance out of @HouseCommerce last week! This bill will protect kids and teens online by: 🔘Mandating platforms to enable minor protections as a default, 🔘Empowering parents to have oversight of their child’s online experience, 🔘Protecting data privacy, 🔘Requiring age verification to access explicit content, 🔘Holding big tech companies accountable, and more! While I'm disappointed that my Democrat colleagues walked away from the negotiating table and chose to vote against this commonsense bill, the health and well-being of our children is too important. My bill will protect children, plain and simple.

Proud to see my KIDS Act advance out of @HouseCommerce last week! This bill will protect kids and teens online by: 🔘Mandating platforms to enable minor protections as a default, 🔘Empowering parents to have oversight of their child’s online experience, 🔘Protecting data privacy, 🔘Requiring age verification to access explicit content, 🔘Holding big tech companies accountable, and more! While I'm disappointed that my Democrat colleagues walked away from the negotiating table and chose to vote against this commonsense bill, the health and well-being of our children is too important. My bill will protect children, plain and simple.

🏛️ 🇺🇸 NetChoice in Eleventh Circuit to HALT Georgia & Florida's Digital ID Mandates JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in two of NetChoice’s cases to halt Digital I.D. mandates in our Florida and Georgia lawsuits, CCIA & NetChoice v. Uthmeier and NetChoice v. Carr, respectively. “The government cannot set the rules of the road when it comes to accessing protected speech. That is a job best left to parents who can make individualized decisions to suit the needs of their family. But Florida and Georgia would seize that authority for themselves to run roughshod over their citizens First Amendment rights by creating a one-size-fits-none regime to block access to valuable, constitutionally protected speech,” said @Paul_Taske, Co-Director of the NetChoice Litigation Center. Taske continued: “If allowed to stand, these laws will have predictable effects. As we have seen from other states-–and from countries around the world—digital ID requirements do two things. First, they prevent people from engaging in speech by mandating the surrender of sensitive information to access it. Second, for those willing to surrender their sensitive information, they create massive security risks that eventually lead to data breaches, making everyone less safe. Age-verification laws undermine the safety and security of everyone, including the very minors government officials want to protect.”

For far too long, tech companies have failed time after time to protect kids online. That’s why last week, @HouseCommerce advanced meaningful legislation that empowers parents to protect their children online, limits access to pornography for minors, and takes on new and emerging digital threats. Congress must act now to protect our kids. Read Chairman @RepGuthrie’s op-ed in the @WashingtonPost ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

@moflatley @juliecbarrett The policies you support are destroying lives and literally killing kids. You can call me mean or rude. I’ll wear it as a badge of honor. Because you two are the absolute worst of the worst. The lies and gaslighting in order to let tech continue to hurt kids — just disgraceful

An “Age Verification for all Operating Systems” (including Windows, macOS, & Linux) bill has been introduced in the state of Illinois. This new bill (Illinois SB 3977) is *very* similar to the recently passed California bill (and the introduced Colorado bill) and, if passed, would set a deadline of January 1st, 2028 for compliance. The Illinois version of the bill is being sponsored by Laura Ellman (Democrat). legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB3977…

KEEP CALLING AND VOTE NO TO ANY AND ALL BILLS LIKE THIS!!!! #crushthescreenact #crushthekosabill #stopIDagechecksUSA #saynotoappstoreaccountabilty #dontrepealsection230 #SayNotoKOSMA #NoToKIDSAct