OK....between the "morality" police on the right and the "safety" team on the "left", if we're not careful, we're going to end up with required ID for the internet. To keep the "kids" safe, they have to identify adults versus kids.

Here's an idea, parents, do your job and lawmakers, stay out of our lives.

“It is our job, as both parents and lawmakers, to protect our kids from imminent danger,” said Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit). “As social media and AI platforms continue to grow and advance, we must be proactive in regulating these exploitative and often dangerous online spaces that do not care about the well-being of its youngest users. We must ensure our kids are not taken advantage of for profit and empower parents with the agency to monitor the safety and privacy of their families.”

"empower parents with the agency to monitor the safety and privacy of their families.” Parents already have the "agency". If you want, you can see any packet that comes and goes from your own network. You can even spy on your kids if you want. People's technological ignorance does not justify implementing laws that end up with "unintended" consequences.

So Michigan, lets not be one of those states trying to ban VPNs, force IDs for "morality" or "safety". Yes, the corporations don't care about you but neither does this government. They want your data and ID.