{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.techfreedom.org%2Fepisodes%2F439-kosa-and-the-fight-for-anonymous-speech-jD7pvzF_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"439: KOSA and the Fight for Anonymous Speech","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/50bb570b-2d48-4cba-8eac-4d8a2c843965/35edb122-2690-4924-aa80-25d5d76a2bbd/tpp_v3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/75b68250-b259-48aa-baa5-bbfc933cee25\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"439: KOSA and the Fight for Anonymous Speech\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"New host Ari Cohn sits down with Taylor Lorenz to unpack the latest push for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the SCREEN Act, and online age verification. They discuss the free speech and privacy implications of these laws, how government pressure can lead platforms to over-censor, the risks of mandatory identity verification, and why protecting kids online can have consequences for everyone. Ari and Taylor also explore the political forces and moral panic driving tech regulation—and why anonymous speech and the freedom to read may be more important than ever.\n\nLinks:\n\nUser Mag Substack (https://tinyurl.com/59jk4nrt)\n\nUser Mag: ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 (https://tinyurl.com/53srhdjd)\n\nThe KIDS Act Is Just as Unconstitutional as KOSA ... Just in Different Words (https://tinyurl.com/3h7zvfb5)\n\nKOSA Still Poses a Grave Threat to First Amendment Rights (https://tinyurl.com/eack2czh)  \n\nKids Online Safety Act Threatens the First Amendment and Minors’ Well-Being (https://tinyurl.com/mre22mst)\n\nThe Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back - Taylor Lorenz’s Power User Podcast (https://tinyurl.com/5xhp393v)\n\nWall Street Journal: How ICE is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics (https://tinyurl.com/4uefc4zm)"}