Big Tech is terrified that unfettered access to our children is close to an end. And when industry business models thrive on luring minors, they have every reason to be paranoid of the Kids Online Safety Act.
That bill has been one of the most clamored-for pieces of legislation in the 118th Congress. Designed as a set of nonintrusive social networking protections for children, it has garnered the support of more than 240 organizations, a supermajority of the Senate, more than 30 state attorneys general, and, most recently, free speech champions Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr.
As its list of allies grows, its provisions were sharpened to prevent government overreach and platform censorship, as well as to bolster parental tools and consent. The most recent changes were led by X, whose full endorsement speaks volumes for the integrity of these guardrails, because it would be…
