<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I thought this might be of interest to pass along here. 2 bills are going through the Illinois state legislature right now that seek to duplicate the age verification laws that California just passed, that you might have heard about. If you haven't heard of this, here's a short video:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3wb349iuMwQ">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3wb349iuMwQ</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">And an EFF explainer about why this is bad.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/">https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If anyone is interested in submitting a "Witness Slip" about this (not writing out anything, it's just a form to register "I oppose this" or "I favor this"), you can do so here:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://ilga.gov/House/hearings/details/3062/22677/CreateWitnessSlip/?legislationId=166575&GaId=18&View=Create">https://ilga.gov/House/hearings/details/3062/22677/CreateWitnessSlip/?legislationId=166575&GaId=18&View=Create</a><br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That's only for a hearing on  HB5511 (Children's Social Media Safety Act, full text here: <a href="https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?GAID=18&DocNum=5066&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166575&SessionID=114">https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?GAID=18&DocNum=5066&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166575&SessionID=114</a>). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">There were hearings for the other bill, HB5066 (Social Media Age Restriction Act), but they already took place yesterday.</div></div>