07/30/2024

Senate Passes Kids Online Safety Bills

The package now heads to the House for further consideration

Tuesday, the Senate passed two key pieces of legislation aimed at keeping children safe on the internet, marking a major step in Congress' ongoing effort to regulate massive tech companies. President Joe Biden commended the Senate for taking a "crucial bipartisan step forward" in passing the internet safety bills package.

The two bills, which beef up privacy protection for children and limit targeted advertisements toward them, passed with overwhelming support by senators from both sides of the aisle, 91-3.

The Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act have been years in the making as advocates, including parents who have lost their children to suicide, drug use, viral challenges and more, have argued there needs to be more guardrails for children and teens on social media.

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