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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 ...
July 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM. Marizza. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a pair of bills that could drastically change how the government regulates tech companies and child safety. The bills, called the ...
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.
The bill, which passed 91-3, has been pushed by parents of children who died by suicide after online bullying or have otherwise been harmed by online content. It would force companies to take ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate passed major online child safety reforms in a nearly unanimous vote on Tuesday, although the legislation, which has drawn mixed reactions from the tech ...
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 presidential election. Senate passes the most significant ...
SOPA-PIPA protest, January 18, 2012, in front of Senators Chuck Schumer's and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices, New York City. In addition to the online blackouts, protests in cities such as New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle were held on January 18 to raise awareness of the two bills. [ 69][ 70] A series of pickets against the bills were ...