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hookaleft

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2. House kids' safety deal complicates AI talks

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:18 PM

19 hrs ago

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/house-kids-safety-deal-complicates-ai-talks-00971213

The bipartisan deal on kids’ online safety that the House Energy and Commerce Committee rolled out Monday threatens to derail hopes of passing major tech and AI legislation this year.

A major reason: key differences from a kids’ safety and AI package that Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is negotiating with the Trump administration. The White House is working to shore up support for a Blackburn-led kids’ safety package that could ultimately block or replace some state AI laws.

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The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online. (EFF) [View all] usonian 19 hrs ago OP

Whenever legislation is created to "protect the kids," I always wonder what the real motivation is? Oneironaut 19 hrs ago #1

The real motivation is data collection. Midnight Writer 18 hrs ago #4

House kids' safety deal complicates AI talks hookaleft 19 hrs ago #2

Anything thay has sprung from the mind of that Tennessee Hag, should be dead letter afaic. Volaris 18 hrs ago #3