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“All of these bills degrade privacy and security, materially diminish the First Amendment protections that young people and adults have a full right to as Americans, and bring the United States more in line with a global effort to undermine the free and open internet,” wrote Zach Lilly, NetChoice’s director of government affairs, on X.
Lilly further stated that the "House took a major step in asserting federal influence over online speech" despite characterizing the legislation as a "well intentioned bill".
The package now moves to the Senate, where some lawmakers have expressed dissatisfaction over the omission of stricter oversight provisions found in KOSA.
“The bottom line is that this package has gutted many of the key provisions in the Senate bill necessary to protect kids and their families,” Sen.
Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
, wrote in a statement last week, adding that “it is grouped with another set of bills that also fall short of showing what strong safety measures are needed for kids, and instead inserts many studies at a time when our government needs to do more than just study this problem.”
Legal experts remain skeptical that both legislative chambers will successfully reconcile their differences to pass a final bill into law.
“One way to look at the KIDS Act is as a censorship bill, which it is,” wrote Preston Byrne, a senior fellow of the Adam Smith Institute and adviser to the U.
K. Free Speech Union, on X.
Byrne noted that the bill represents a challenge to the Senate's approach, stating, “Another way to look at it is as a middle finger to the Senate and its even worse bill, KOSA.
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I’m not sure any of this gets worked out in conference between the two chambers.”
