Kids Online Safety Act stalls in House
Senators are trying to get the U.S. House of Representatives to pass their bipartisan legislation to boost privacy and safety for children online before the holiday break.
X helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in the Republican-led House
With just weeks left to pass legislation before Congress adjourns, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to update the bill in what seems like a play to win over the Republican House leaders standing in the way of it becoming law.
The Kids Online Safety Act Prioritizes Kids and Free Speech
Designed as a set of social networking protections for children, the Kids Online Safety Act has won the support of some 240 organizations.
Musk Endorsed Kids Online Safety Act—It Still Faces Challenges Ahead
KOSA still faces pushback from within the tech community over concerns of privacy, and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has warned it could lead to further censorship
CT Senator makes year-end push to pass Kids Online Safety Act
The Connecticut senator argued time is of the essence on an issue where children’s and teenagers’ health and lives can be at risk.
Blumenthal pushes for House vote on online safety bill, Speaker Johnson is unsure
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is making a year-end push for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation he sponsored with Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The pair are trying to get it over the finish line before Congress adjourns for the holidays.
Musk faces early test of political power with online safety bill
Elon Musk’s eleventh-hour support for a child online safety bill is creating an early test of the tech billionaire and Trump ally’s influence on Capitol Hill. Musk over the weekend called for the passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) — a polarizing bipartisan bill intended to create more protection for minors online
House Speaker Mike Johnson backs Kids Online Safety Act
Though U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wasn’t much persuaded by a coordinated lobbying effort during a fall LSU football game, apparently Elon Musk’s support of legislation to protect
Kids Online Safety Bill held up in House of Representatives
Legislators are pressuring for the The Kids Online Safety Act to be heard in the House of Representatives. Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus,
Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers make year-end push to pass Kids Online Safety Act
Two Washington lawmakers are making a last-minute effort to pass landmark legislation intended to protect minors on social media platforms and other parts of the internet, but opposition from the left and right may keep the bill from reaching the finish line by the end of the year.
Sen. Blumenthal on Kids Online Safety Act: This is about the toxic content being directed at kids
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fate of the Kids ...
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X helped senators update the Kids Online Safety Act so it can't be ‘used to stifle expression’
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn announced on Saturday that they’ve made changes to the Kids Online ...
Speaker Johnson says 'still some concern' about Elon Musk-backed online safety bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested he still has hang-ups about the Kids Online Safety Act after senators worked with X to ...
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Two try to keep safety act alive for children
They both see the Kids Online Safety Act, which passed the Senate with overwhelming support in July before stalling in the ...
My Son Joined an Online Cult. But Social Media Bans For Kids Are Not the Answer.
The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t enough. Teens need digital safety education.