Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act, mandating platforms like Meta to mitigate harms; Apple supports KOSA
Sens. Blackburn and Blumenthal are reintroducing the sweeping bill that failed in the eleventh hour last year.
US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the passage of KOSA in Congress
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Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Their version of freedom of speech actually fosters a toxic environment, especially for minors. #InformationPolicy [embedded post] Karl / @brainnotonyet : This is just one reason kosa cannot be allow...
The US Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act by a vote of 91 to 3; the bills now head to the House
It's Our Last Chance To Stop It Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post : Senate passes landmark bills to protect kids online, raising pressure on House Maya C. Miller / New York Times : Senate Passes...
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will take up the Kids Online Safety Act this week, signaling there's enough support among his colleagues
including children. The Senate should say NO to bills that undermine online privacy like KOSA. https://netchoice.org/... [image] Oma Seddiq / @omaseddiq : .@SenSchumer gets visibly emotional and tears...
More than 100 human rights and LGBTQ groups and many kids condemn the Kids Online Safety Act after the January 31 hearing, saying it is “to control information”
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post : Mastodon: @Jeremiah@alpaca.gold . X: @cendemtech , @progresschamber , @evan_greer , and @washingtonpost Mastodon: Jeremiah Lee / @Jeremiah@alpaca.gold : @Techmeme I ...
More than 100 human rights and LGBTQ groups and many kids condemn the Kids Online Safety Act after the January 31 hearing, saying it is “to control information”
Gen Z TikTokers, LGBTQ organizations and free speech advocates react angrily to Wednesday's hearing
Microsoft and X say they support the Kids Online Safety Act; Meta, Discord, and TikTok demur, citing criticism from groups or supporting only some parts of KOSA
how much they care & the promises—are empty. It is the voices & stories of the advocates who joined me today that will create real change. We will win this fight for the Kids Online Safety Act. [image...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data
The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data
Policy Analyst, Free Expression Project — Aliya Bhatia is a policy analyst … Twitter: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : At Senate Commerce markup of KOSA/COPPA 2.0. Cruz, the top Republican, says he'...