Senate to consider bills that aim to protect children and teenagers online

Senate to consider bills aimed at protecting children and teenagers online

The Senate will consider legislation this week that aims to protect children from dangerous online content, moving forward with what could become the first...

Schumer Announces Senate Floor Vote on Bills Protecting Children Online

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced that he will bring two bills related to children’s online safety and privacy to a floor vote this week. One of the bills, known as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), requires social media companies to take measures to prevent the spread of harmful content related to suicide, eating disorders, bullying, and drugs. KOSA would also require tech companies to allow minors to limit the catego…

Chuck Schumer plans to bring two major kids online safety bills to the Senate floor this week

Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to announce in a speech that he will bring the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) to the Senate floor this week for a procedural vote. This tees up the biggest step yet on the federal level to move forward with a law in the area of children’s online safety legislation. “Over the past few months I’v…

Schumer to bring kids’ online safety bills to vote this week

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will bring two bipartisan bills aimed at boosting online safety and privacy for kids to a vote this week after mounting pressure from advocates, Schumer’s office said Tuesday.   Schumer will announce the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2.0 will be brought…

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act

INDIANAPOLIS -- Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working to do something they haven’t done since 1998: pass a law specifically designed to protect children on the internet. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would create a “duty of care,” which is a legal term for requiring companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm. It would require social media platforms, gaming platforms and other online companies to prevent and mitigate harms to children…

Senate to consider bills that aim to protect children and teenagers online

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will consider legislation this week that aims to protect children from dangerous online content, moving forward with what could become the first sweeping new regulation of the tech industry in decades. Read more...