Allies of President-elect Trump are pressuring House leaders to take up legislation overhauling how social media companies deal with users under 18 – but time is running short with just two weeks left in this congressional term.

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X helps negotiate updated text for Kids Online Safety Act

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Parental advocates of legislation to protect children from social-media algorithms came back to Capitol Hill on Monday to pressure House lawmakers to pass the bill before the congressional session ends next week.

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Elon Musk’s X collaborated with the authors of the landmark Kids Online Safety Act to ensure that it doesn’t infringe on free speech, CEO Linda Yaccarino revealed.

X’s Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk back landmark Kids Online Safety Act, urge House passage

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Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have negotiated updated text for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with Elon Musk’s social media platform X in an effort to quell Republican concerns about censorship in the House. In a statement Saturday, the senators announced the updated text for KOSA boosts the protection of freedom…

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Tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk added his voice of support for child safety legislation championed by the bipartisan duo of Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).  The two lawmakers worked with X to release an updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act over the weekend after House Republican leadership was critical of the bill’s potential First Amendment infringement. However, House GOP leadership has not yet sign…

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Elon Musk joins pressure campaign in support of child safety bill

Elon Musk’s social media platform X led negotiations for recent changes to the text of the proposed Kids Online Safety Act amid censorship concerns in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The measure would require social media companies to protect minor users’ personal data, limit others’ ability to communicate with them, and allow them to limit and opt out of personalized recommendation systems, among other safeguards.
A previous version of the b…

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X Negotiates Changes to Kids Online Safety Act Amid Censorship Concerns

Billionaire Elon Musk and Trump's eldest son, Don Jr., threw their weight behind the Kids Online Safety Act over the weekend after Musk's X negotiated tweaks to the legislation to ensure it protects free speech.

Trump Jr., Musk Endorse Revised Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids Online

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X helped make changes to the Kids Online Safety Act during a final push to pass the legislation before Congress adjourns, in an apparent bid to persuade Republican leaders.

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X helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in the Republican-led House

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has voiced his support for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), aimed at protecting minors online. Musk’s endorsement comes after X (formerly Twitter) collaborated with the senators to revise the legislation, addressing concerns over potential First Amendment violations. “Protecting kids should always be priority #1,” Musk said,…

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Elon Musk and Trump Jr. Support Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, Urging Swift Passage - American Faith

Elon Musk’s X collaborated with the US lawmakers behind the landmark Kids Online Safety Act to ensure that it doesn’t infringe on free speech, CEO Linda Yaccarino revealed. The strong signal of support from Yaccarino and Musk could provide a major boost to the bipartisan online safety bill – which passed the Senate in a 91-3 vote last July but has since stalled in the House due to concerns among some Republicans that it could enable censorship. …

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SCIENCE & TECH: X’s Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk back landmark Kids Online Safety Act, urge House passage – U-S-NEWS.COM

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he still has lingering doubts about a children’s online safety bill that Elon Musk threw support behind this weekend. ‘There’s still some concern about the free speech components of that, and whether it might lead to further censorship by the government of valid, you know, conservative voices, for example. So we’re working through all that,’ Johnson told reporters at his weekly press conference Tuesday. Th…

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