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  "path": "/2026/03/20/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T22:28:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "1st amendment",
    "age verification",
    "censorship",
    "control",
    "free speech",
    "hf1434",
    "leigh finke",
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  "textContent": "When Rep. Leigh Finke spoke last month before the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee to testify against HF1434, a broad-sweeping proposal to age-gate the internet, she began with something disarming: agreement. “I want to support the basic part of this,” she said, the shared goal of protecting young people online. Because that is not controversial: everyone […]",
  "title": "Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About Control"
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