On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill for theKids Online Safety and Privacy Act(the “Bill”). The Bill, which combines the bills for theKids Online Safety Act(“KOSA”) and theChildren and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act(“CTOPPA”), aims to e...
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has surpassed 60 Senate co-sponsors, enough supporters for it to pass through the chamber, the bill’s authors announced on Thursday. The support marks a major milestone for the legislation, which seeks to create a duty of care for tech platforms to mitigat...
The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act has gained momentum at a time when debates over parental control of what's taught in school, specifically as it relates to gender identity and sexual orientation, have come to the forefront. Dozens of civil society groups urged...
A bipartisan pair of senatorsreintroducedthe Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday with updates that aimed to address concerns that the bill could inadvertently cause more harm to the young internet users it seeks to protect. But some activists who raised those issues say the changes are still insuff...
Schumer, a Democrat, said the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) would be put to a vote as early as Thursday. "It has been a long and daunting road to get this bill passed, which can change and save lives, but today, we are one...
Several tech lobbying groups, however, chastised the bill. NetChoice called the Kids Online Safety Act "unconstitutional." "Parents need solutions that are legal and meaningful, but KOSA is neither. KOSA's data privacy, cybersecurity, censorship, and constitutional risks remain un...
Unfortunately, the latest version of the bill addressed in the House undermines the key provisions that make the Kids Online Safety Act so comprehensive. First, it removes the responsibility of tech companies to prevent and mitigate features that create mental health harms, including anxiety, depres...
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act with more than half of the Senate's backing, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, suggesting that the bill will be filibuster-proof when it comes to the floor. On Thurs...
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Danny Weiss, Chief Advocacy Officer forCommon Sense Media(part of the Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force) “KOSA is a compromise, there’s no question about it. But it’s a needed bill, and it’s still a very good bill,” he says, which will be helpful “once you work things...