Experts React to Passage of Online Child Safety Bills in Senate

Online safety advocates have shared their views on what parents can expect following the passage of the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act in the U.S. Senate on July 30. The legislation passed by a margin of 91–3.

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act is intended to establish a duty of care to protect children while they are using the internet and to hold social media firms accountable for their actions. The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as COPPA 2.0, updates and expands the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 which covered children under 13, extending the rights of privacy to adolescents.

Online safety experts spoke out in support of the legislation, which places additional responsibilities on major tech companies for the safety and privacy of minors.


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