A bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general on May 27 said they oppose a Republican bill aimed at protecting children online, alleging that the federal legislation would weaken states’ regulations and insulate tech companies from accountability. The group, which also included the attorney general for the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands, sent a letter to Congress claiming the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, introduced by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) this year, would preempt existing state laws that address online harms for minors. “The deck is stacked against young people online,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement. “Some of the world’s most gifted designers are building apps, programs, and websites to addict young people, and those young people need our help. Unfortunately, the KIDS Act misses the mark in several extremely significant ways.”...