What's next for the controversial 'child safety' internet bill

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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There’s a major internet speech regulation currently making its way through Congress, and it has a really good chance of becoming law. It’s called KOSPA: the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, which passed in the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support late last month. At a high level, KOSPA could radically change how tech platforms handle speech in an effort to try and make the internet safer for minors. It’s a controversial bill, with a lot going on. To break it all down, I invited on Verge senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner, who’s been covering these bills for months now, to explain what’s happening, what these bills actually do, and what the path forward for this legislation looks like. Links: Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act | The Verge The teens lobbying against the Kids Online Safety Act | The Verge How the Kids Online Safety Act was dragged into a political war | NYT House Republicans won’t bring up KOSA in its current form | Punchbowl News Why a landmark kids online safety bill is still deeply divisive | NBC News Why Sen. Schatz thinks child safety bills can trump the First Amendment | Decoder Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone | The Verge Online age verification is coming, and privacy is on the chopping block | The Verge Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Callie Wright. Our supervising producer is Liam James. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Anus Subramanian from Fox Media.
0:03.0	While I see them all around the city,
0:04.8	I've never ridden in an autonomous vehicle myself.
0:07.5	I do have some questions about the tech.
0:09.5	You may as well.
0:11.7	Hello, from Waimo, this experience may feel futuristic.
0:15.0	This is so cool.
0:17.0	Vox and Weimo teamed up for an in-depth study about A.V.
0:21.0	And what they found was that as people learned more about Waymo,
0:24.8	their interest in choosing one over a human-driven vehicle
0:27.6	almost doubled.
0:29.1	Person approaching.
0:30.5	Waymo can see 360 degrees and up to 300 meters away, which helps it obey traffic laws and get you where you're going safely.
0:38.0	Swiss Re found that compared to human drivers, Weymo reported 100% fewer injury claims and 76% fewer property
0:46.4	damage claims.
0:47.6	And speaking of safety, folks identifying as LGBTQIA and non-binary showed the highest interest in AVs,
0:54.4	and women showed the greatest increase in interest
0:56.8	after learning more.
0:58.9	Arriving shortly at your destination.
1:01.9	So that actually felt totally normal.
1:05.0	AVs are here and the more you know the more exciting this tech becomes.
1:09.3	You can learn more about Weimo, the world's most experienced driver, by heading to Weymo.com.
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