The Online Safety Act

Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades

The Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, first introduced in 2022, would impose sweeping new obligations on an array of digital platforms ...

Senate Passes Bill for Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act

On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill for the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (the “Bill”).

Kids Online Safety Act: What to know about the bill and its status

It establishes a “duty of care” that platforms must abide by. This means that under KOSA they would need to prevent certain harms from occurring ...

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act | Fox 59

INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working to do something they haven't done since 1998: pass a law specifically designed to ...

Kid's Online Safety Act – What It Is and Why It's a Big Deal

KOSA aims to reduce the harms minors experience after spending too much time online, including mental illness, addiction-adjacent behavior, ...

Congress moves forward on the Kids Online Safety Act - The Verge

The Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (also known as COPPA 2.0), the ...

Kids Online Safety Act - GovInfo

... BILL To protect the safety of children on the internet. Be it enacted by the ... (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Online Safety Act''.

Child Online Safety Legislation (COSL) - A Primer

This report analyzes international, federal, and state level legislation to protect child safety online.

KOSA, Congress's online child safety bill, explained - Vox

The bill, with versions in the House and Senate, would require online platforms to take actions to protect the safety of users under the age of 17.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Federal Trade Commission

This Act protects children's privacy by giving parents tools to control what information is collected from their children online.

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of ...

A bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears to have enough bipartisan support to pass.

Don't Let Empty Objections Stop the Kids Online Safety Act

America's best chance to protect children online and rein in harmful and predatory conduct by social-media companies is close to becoming ...

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online - CNN

The Kids Online Safety Act requires platforms to provide safeguards for minors, including restricting access to minors' personal data and ...

Legislation to protect kids online passes Senate by overwhelming ...

The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content.

Kids' Online Safety - Issue One

The Council for Responsible Social Media has endorsed the Kids Online Safety Act which gives kids and parents tools to protect their information, disable ...

ACLU Slams Senate Passage of Kids Online Safety Act, Urges ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate today passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would violate the First Amendment by enabling the federal ...

The ongoing saga of the Kids Online Safety Act | On Point - WBUR

CHAKRABARTI: On July 30th, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a couple of bills to protect kids online. The bills call for tech companies to take ...

Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies ...

Ed Markey, sponsored the original legislation in 1998 — the last time Congress passed a child online safety law — and worked with Republican Sen ...

Kids Online Safety Act - Congressional Digest

Foreword · Legislation on Kids Online Safety · Identifying Minors Online · Considerations for Protecting Kids Online · Constitutional Concerns: Online Regulations.

U.S. Senate Passes the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and ...

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a proposed U.S. legislative bill aimed at enhancing online safety for children and teenagers. Its primary ...