House passes kids online safety package despite watchdog pushback
The 267-117 vote advances new parental controls, ad limits and AI safeguards, while leaving out a duty-of-care rule that Senate supporters wanted.
- On Monday, June 29, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act in a 267–117 vote, transmitting the legislation to the upper chamber.
- Unlike the Kids Online Safety Act , the lower chamber's package omits the duty of care provision that would have required platforms to exercise reasonable care to mitigate harms to minors.
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie described the bill as "the most comprehensive, impactful children's online safety package Congress has considered," while supporters argue it holds "Big Tech accountable."
- "Dead in the Senate," Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Marsha Blackburn declared, arguing that stripping the duty of care prioritizes corporate profits over child safety.
- Age-Verification mandates could chill anonymous speech, the Electronic Frontier Foundation warns, as lawmakers work to reconcile competing standards before the August recess.
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