KIDS Act passes US House of Representatives

It's on its way to the Senate. For Maryland:

• Yea: Steny Hoyer (D), Sarah Elfreth (D), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D)
• Nay: Andy Harris (R), Glenn Ivey (D), Jamie Raskin (D)
• No vote: April Delaney (D), Kweisi Mfume (D)

For those who don't know, the KIDS Act basically would require mass age verification across the internet. You can read more about it through this article from EFF.

Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about private and encrypted communications.

The Senate has their own version which would further require ID verification at the operating system level.

What was initially meant to be voted on later this week was quickly rushed through today. They are quietly trying to push this through the Senate as well.

This past election's voter turnout (and a lot of the results) has made me feel like this is pointless, but still, I am asking people to spread awareness and contact your senators.