Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“The impacts of a two-year-old law are finally being felt in Britain — and, as the United States looks to pass its own Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), it should watch the unfolding situation with fear. The Online Safety Act (2023) was passed by the previous Conservative government under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. But the legislative process began in February 2022, under Sunak’s predecessor-but-two, Boris Johnson. Implementation was delayed for an extensive period of time, largely due to controversy and logistics surrounding the law. The Office for Communications (Ofcom) laid out a roadmap for enforcement in October 2024, a full year after the law was passed. As is usually the case, a law steeped in respectable aims—protecting children from harmful content—has rapidly revealed itself as a nefarious tool of control.” (07/29/25)