US EditionHouse panel prepares to take up slate of bills for kids online safety
The revised Kids Online Safety Act removes the Senate's duty-of-care but requires platforms to adopt reasonable policies addressing four specific online harms, part of a 19-bill package.
- On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills to protect kids online, with the House Subcommittee on Commerce set to consider the Kids Online Safety Act .
- Parent survivors and advocacy groups pushed KOSA as a priority after the Senate approved an earlier version 91-3 last year, though House Republican leadership previously declined to advance it.
- The House discussion draft of KOSA rewrites the bill, replacing the Senate duty-of-care with a requirement that platforms adopt `reasonable policies, practices, and procedures` to address four harms, expanding coverage to nonprofit platforms and scaling requirements by platform complexity.
- Several companion bills would change account and privacy rules, including RESET and COPPA 2.0; the RESET Act bars accounts under 16, COPPA 2.0 raises privacy to under 17, and the App Store Accountability Act mandates age verification.
- Political pushback centers on constitutional and industry-influence concerns as critics warned the House draft could sweep in lawful speech, and opponents accused House leaders of cozying up to the tech industry amid state investments.
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Nigerian Game Developer Urges Nass to Enact Child Online Safety Laws
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Don’t Let Big Tech Hold America’s Kids Hostage
It appears the dam is finally breaking as Republicans in the House advance a package of child safety bills that bereaving and aggrieved parents have waited years for. The House Energy and Commerce Committee revealed 19 bills to be considered in a legislative hearing, among them a version of the Kids Online Safety Act. From a generation-defining mental health crisis, a sexual exploitation pandemic, and now AI chatbots that fuel suicidal ideation,…
House Panel Targets 19 Bills for Online Child Safety
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will take up a sweeping package of online child-safety bills next week, with a key subcommittee set to examine 19 proposals aimed at protecting children and teens on the internet.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a Dec. 2 hearing titled "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.""For too long, tech companies have failed to adequately protect children and tee…
House Panel Targets 19 Bills for Online Child Safety
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will take up a sweeping package of online child-safety bills next week, with a key subcommittee set to examine 19 proposals aimed at protecting children and teens on the internet.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a Dec. 2 hearing titled "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.""For too long, tech companies have failed to adequately protect children and tee…
House Panel Targets 19 Bills for Online Child Safety
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will take up a sweeping package of online child-safety bills next week, with a key subcommittee set to examine 19 proposals aimed at protecting children and teens on the internet.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a Dec. 2 hearing titled "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.""For too long, tech companies have failed to adequately protect children and tee…
House Panel Targets 19 Bills for Online Child Safety
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will take up a sweeping package of online child-safety bills next week, with a key subcommittee set to examine 19 proposals aimed at protecting children and teens on the internet.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a Dec. 2 hearing titled "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.""For too long, tech companies have failed to adequately protect children and tee…
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