@eff as the article does point out, it's because it's not about protecting kids. It never was and it never will be. It's about controlling expression online. They know a "crunch point" is coming and controlling speech online will be necessary for the current system of government to survive.

They'd love a world where every packet you send is signed and tied to a real-world identity, end-to-end. Every site subject to rigorous controls (the OSA basically already requires that).

Nothing scares the powerful more than losing that power.