U.S. lawmakers look for ways to protect kids on social media

The U.S. government wants to protect young social media users from exploitation, bullying and more. The companies should play a role in this ...

S.1291 - Protecting Kids on Social Media Act 118th Congress (2023 ...

Summary of S.1291 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Protecting Kids on Social Media Act.

Congress must protect children on social media, before it's too late

Social media has fundamentally changed how Americans — especially our children — interact with one another. It has created virtual outlets ...

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act that just passed the ...

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before ...

Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) - Senator Richard Blumenthal

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which is supported by over half of the US Senate, provides young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, ...

Kids Online Safety Act would make tech companies accountable : NPR

The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids ...

Bill aimed at protecting children online sparks debate over ... - PBS

The U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday. If the bill is approved in the House, it will mark the first time in 25 years ...

Senate overwhelmingly passes package of bills aimed at protecting ...

The Senate passed two key pieces of legislation aimed at keeping children safe on the internet Tuesday afternoon, marking a major step in Congress' ongoing ...

Protection of kids on social media platforms advances in U.S. Senate

The US Senate advanced online safety legislation Thursday aimed at protecting children from targeted advertising, data harvesting, bullying and sexual ...

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

The Senate has passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content. It's pushing forward with what would be the ...

How Congress can protect kids online - Brookings Institution

Congress should pass national legislation to protect children online by adopting a design restrictions approach to mitigate online risks for ...

Summary Social Media and Children 2024 Legislation

State legislators are introducing measures to protect children while using the internet and internet-based forms of communication, including social media.

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SCIENCE. Before Reading: What social media platforms do you use regularly? About how much time do you spend on them daily? In ...

States get serious about limiting kids' social media exposure - Politico

An increasing number of states are moving to require social media companies to create child-safe versions of their sites as Washington struggles with how to ...

Sens. Cruz, Schatz Lead Colleagues With New Bill To Keep Kids ...

New bipartisan bill bans social media age for children under 13 and blocks use of addictive algorithms for teens.

Senate passes the most significant child online safety bills in decades

The Senate passed two children's online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, in a rare sign of bipartisan cooperation in the middle of a ...

Summary Social Media and Children 2023 Legislation

State legislators are introducing measures to protect children while using the internet and internet-based forms of communication, including social media.

Governor Hochul Joins Attorney General James and Bill Sponsors to ...

Governor Kathy Hochul today signed nation-leading legislation to combat addictive social media feeds and protect kids online.

Protecting Kids Online: Changes in California, Connecticut and ...

So far in 2024, legislators in California introduced several bills focused on minors; Congress held hearings and advanced federal legislation protecting minors ...

New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media

New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing "addictive" algorithmic content to users ...