Makena Kelly
There’s a major effort to childproof the internet happening in the US right now.
Over the last year, the US Congress and state legislatures have put out bill after bill to protect kids online — some going as far as banning under 18s from using the internet at all without parental consent.
For Wednesday’s Vergecast, I spoke to legal experts, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), and our friend David Pierce about how many of these bills threaten the free speech and privacy of all internet users.

















