US EditionSenators reintroduce landmark kids’ online safety bill
- Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have once again introduced legislation aimed at enhancing the protection of children online, approximately five months after the measure failed to advance in the House last year.
- The bill seeks to make social media companies responsible if they fail to adequately protect children from a range of dangers, including mental health issues, exploitation, and self-harm.
- KOSA passed the Senate overwhelmingly with support from Microsoft, Snap, X, and Apple, but it faces opposition from Google, Meta, human rights groups, and marginalized communities including LGBTQ youth.
- Apple's Senior Director Timothy Powderly emphasized the importance of collective responsibility in protecting children in the digital space and expressed confidence that the proposed legislation will significantly enhance online safety for kids.
- If enacted, KOSA could impose significant changes on internet safety law but critics worry it may empower government censorship and harm marginalized groups during the current political climate.
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Senators revived the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to protect children. While this is a laudable cause, it would threaten our Internet freedoms. They may be perfectly sincere and have the best intentions, but it includes a mandate for age verification and has a surveillance infrastructure. The government wants to play parent, but we lose […] The post Senators Push a Dangerous Internet Speech Bill for the Right Reasons appeared first on www.indep…
Senators revive push to protect kids online after bill stalled in House last Congress
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation Wednesday designed to protect kids online, hoping a growing coalition of supporters will spur the House to act on the measure this Congress.
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technewstube.comThe Kids Online Safety Act is back, with the potential to change the internet
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has been reintroduced into Congress. If passed into law, this bill could impose some of the most significant legislative
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