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The bills were criticized as a "disguised internet censorship bill" that weakened Section 230 safe harbors, placed unnecessary burdens on internet companies and intermediaries that handle user-generated content or communications with service providers required to proactively take action against sex trafficking activities, and required a "team ...
The American Civil Liberties Union said the bill could threaten users' privacy and compared it to “book bans and classroom censorship laws.” “The House must block this dangerous bill before ...
"This internet censorship bill will impact everyone who uses social media," the digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted on X. "We heard from thousands of young people ...
Kids Online Safety Act. A bill to protect the safety of children on the internet. The Kids Online Safety Act ( KOSA) is a bill first introduced in Congress in 2022. The bill establishes guidelines to protect minors from harmful material on social media platforms through a "duty of care", which would be enforced by state attorneys generals.
On January 14, 2012, the Obama administration responded to a petition against the bill, stating that while it would not support legislation with provisions that could lead to Internet censorship, squelching of innovation, or reduced Internet security, it encouraged "all sides to work together to pass sound legislation this year that provides ...
The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media , gaming sites and other online platforms has passed in the Senate with overwhelming support.
The American Civil Liberties Union said the bill could threaten users' privacy and compared it to “book bans and classroom censorship laws.” “The House must block this dangerous bill before ...
The ACLU brought more than 300 high school students to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to vote no on KOSA because, to quote the ACLU, "it would give the government the power to decide what content ...