House reaches deal on pornography age verification and social media protections for minors Members of both parties on the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced an agreement Monday on a legislative package meant to protect children from online harms, including pornography. It marks a breakthrough after months of discussion of a measure with strong support, but it has also drawn criticism from free-speech advocates on both the Left and the Right. Some liberal groups have claimed that KOSA could be used to block programs meant to provide information about gay and transgender issues to minors. On the Right, some activists have warned that the measure could facilitate the censorship of dissenting voices on social media, as happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more: archive.is/K1ZnD