Most of us know about the game plan for Donny’s second term., Heritage’s Project 2025, so not to be outdone by the MAGA crowd the Dems have their game plan, at least for now….so far it is known as Project 2029….another attempt to chase down the GOP’s success.
Democrats trying to lay policy groundwork for the 2028 presidential race are rolling out their first major policy proposal: a framework for online child safety.
Known as “Project 2029,” the liberal group was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Project 2025 to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic presidential nominee. The group reckons starting with online internet safety — which has widespread Democratic support — will help galvanize the party to address what it calls this generation’s “tobacco moment.”
The “Kids Over Clicks” proposal calls for narrowing protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that shield platforms from some liability. Among other items, the group wants to clarify that companies aren’t protected from lawsuits stemming from AI-generated content, paid ads, illegal content or activity, and platforms that promote stalking or other nonconsensual behavior.
The group is hoping the plans will pick up traction among what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates heading into 2028.
“We’re going to see many people running for president … and we want to set the standard in terms of the type of ambition that we want to see when it comes to solving these problems,” said Chad Maisel, a former adviser to President Joe Biden and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker who now serves as Project 2029’s executive director.
The proposal also advocates for banning social media accounts for kids under 16 years old, adopting stronger default privacy protections, designing safer internet platforms, banning cell phones in schools (with exceptions), pushing for a smartphone-free childhood until age 14, banning surveillance advertising, and limiting data collection on children.
Project 2029 wanted to start with kids safety because it’s among the least politically polarizing topics, but plans to release policy agendas centered on issues including healthcare, housing, AI, and the border.
Then there is more……https://www.project2029.me/our-plans
In case you may be interested…..
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All this is the Dems doing what they always do…REACT to the policies of the GOP…..so far I do not see any difference than any other election strategy…..do you?
Does this look like a winning formula to you?
Does not do it for me.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Reactive politics never really works. Plus I remain convinced that Trump intends to cancel further elections based on a ‘National Emergency’ that he will be creating soon.
Best wishes, Pete.
Trump IS the national emergency…
True enough … but Pete has a point. Hide and watch.
That is all the Dems are capable of doing….react. chuq
restricting the use of smartphones at this late stage is potentially nerve wracking and dangerous. Kids have a safety net now that they never had before. Not perfect, but it at least allows kids a kind of safe way to call for help if they can.
It isn’t the “phone” part that’s the problem, it’s the “smart” part. sure, let kids have a cell phone so they can call someone in case of emergency. But a phone ONLY. No ten year old kid needs what is essentially a method of unfiltered access to the groomers, distributors of pornography, gambling interests, scammers, etc. that haunt the internet.
I do not see them succeeding. chuq
This doesn’t sound good. Kids online safety usually means censorship for someone. In fact, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was aiming for something similar, which would have hurt transgender teens. I’ll have to look into this further, as I did some research on Section 230 a while back. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
You are welcome….and like I said very little originality……chuq
I concur, chuq. “Project 2029” is just another ridiculous Dem strategy to distract public attention away from the growing populist discontent arrayed against the status quo establishment. It is not a strategy designed to defeat the Republicans.
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Before any meaningful positive change can happen in this country, the political center must be decisively defeated.
Thank you…..I have been on that page for decades….I am not a big fan of centrists. chuq
Nobody is going to defeat the Republicans so whoever is wishing for this to happen needs to just tuck in their tail and take what comes.
You optimism is infectious….chuq
I disagree with this statement sir 😀 These days I mostly read the New York Times and even they are leaning away from GOP. It’s a toxic soup of rhetoric and Trump ass kissing over there. I personally follow and support the candidates that align with logic. If it isn’t logical (ex – Save America Act) I don’t support it. All politicians lie, that’s a hard truth, but the ones that scream the same thing over and over in the face of literal proof otherwise don’t deserve to be in office.