Big Tech spends $90M lobbying against Kids Online Safety Act, dividing lawmakers with culture-war issues.

Big Tech companies like Meta and Google have spent $90 million over three years lobbying against the Senate-passed Kids Online Safety Act. The bill, created by Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal, aims to protect children online. Tech firms are using culture-war issues like gender dysphoria and abortion to divide conservatives and progressives, aiming to block the bill in the closely divided House.

November 17, 2024
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