Taylor Lorenz

And their goal is to dismantle something called Section 230, which is the really tiny piece of Internet law that guarantees user generated content and free speech online.

This case was not just notable because they were like putting Mark Zuckerberg on trial or whatever.

It was notable because it established this really novel legal precedent that will be used to enact mass censorship and surveillance online.

And they do it, you know, they did it through this like kind of using this girl's case.

I would argue, honestly, that girl, I think the mother should have been on trial personally.

But, you know, we have Mark Zuckerberg instead.

They're using it.

Yeah.

So as soon as the verdict was read, the parents and political groups involved in this case went outside on the steps of the court and held a press conference.

They asked for three pieces of legislation.

They were like, great.

We just got this big win.

Now we want to repeal Section 230, pass something called the Kids Online Safety Act, which would give the government the power to effectively.

mandate the removal of any content deemed harmful for children, which the Trump administration has said is gonna be any LGBTQ content, reproductive justice content, et cetera.

So they were advocating for that.

And then they were advocating for national ID checks.

So complete removal of the anonymity from the internet.

All three of those things are very scary.

And I would argue don't keep kids safe at all.

In fact, in danger, we know in danger, thousands of immigrant kids, LGBTQ kids, kids that are seeking mental health support.