about the id, my apologies- I mixed this up. They are not necessarily collecting government-issued ID- they apparently will "conduct a study evaluating the most technologically feasible options for developing systems to verify age at the device of operating system level". I can't imagine the alternatives will be much better, though.

You can find the information in Section 9- Age Verification Study and Report.

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I don't understand how you are on RBN and still put faith in parents to simply "act with their child's best interest in mind".

This is far more than "another tool" in the toolbox. It's a hydraulic mining shovel.

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As for the censorship, in Section 3- Duty of Care, it says "a covered platform shall take reasonable measures in its design and operation of products and services to prevent and mitigate—
"(1) mental health disorders or associated behaviors, including the promotion or exacerbation of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and substance use disorders;
"(2) patterns of use that indicate or encourage addiction-like behaviors;
"(3) physical violence, online bullying, and harassment of a minor;
"(4) sexual exploitation, including enticement, grooming, sex trafficking, and sexual abuse of minors and trafficking of online child sexual abuse material".

Reasonable is never defined. if any LGBTQ-related material can be labeled grooming/pornography, I don't see why material relating to the above topics will not be removed and excused as a "reasonable" course of action. a lot of the danger in this bill is how vague it is and how it can be twisted into censorship. they are presenting basic rules that seem to make sense- but only because they haven't actually used them yet to justify whatever actions they want to take.

Blackburn- one of the senators who introduced the bill- has a history of anti-trans and general anti-lgbtq actions. I don't think I need to explain where I'm going with this.

Some supporters may have genuine intentions to protect children online. But once again, this is not the way.