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Censorship Wolves In "Save the kids" Clothing - DTNS 4823

Season 11, Ep. 4823

The Kids Online Safety Act or KOSA, and the Children Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) has been passed by the US Senate. What’s in these two bills and what do they mean for online platforms that target teens and youth? Plus Reddit CEO Steve Huffman wants Microsoft and others to pay to scrape data from the site. And Google introduces new Gemini-powered tools for Chrome desktop like Lens for desktop, natural language integration for search history and more!


Starring Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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