A lawsuit alleges that certain features on social media platforms turn users into 'addicts' who purchase expensive subscriptions for special features promising romance. Lawmakers are advancing bills to protect young people from social media harms. Tech companies are facing increased scrutiny over addictive features affecting young people's mental health. Bipartisan support is growing for the Kids Online Safety Act, with over 60 co-sponsors, aiming to hold Big Tech accountable and expand protections for children online.
Our updated COPPA 2.0 bill creates strong privacy protections for young people, bans ads targeted to kids, and requires companies to permit users to delete their information. We must send a clear message to Big Tech: the time of putting profits over kids has come to an end. https://t.co/IJZco5mhbl
Young people—like those I spoke w/at New Britain HS—have repeatedly asked me: how many more children have to suffer before social media platforms make their wellbeing a priority? As momentum builds in the Senate, it’s time to pass the Kids Online Safety Act & create real change. https://t.co/qVgJlbOKXK
The Utah Legislature is still refining their latest revision on a pair of bills they say are aimed at protecting kids from the harms of social media. https://t.co/5EWGxgNyHd
KOSA would still let government decide what information can be shared online, would still require websites, apps & platforms to filter & block legal speech, and probably would still result in age verification requirements, EFF’s @JGKelley told @Verge. https://t.co/TNxYf73SeA
As promised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education is now crafting a rule that seeks to end the "abuse" of book challenges in public schools. Here is the working language. It'll be further considered March 1. More on that story here: https://t.co/OB9d3C0yKA https://t.co/UNt4Nf6M85
Social media is making our young people more vulnerable to cyberbullying, addiction, and long-term mental health challenges. Our legislation requires large tech companies to equip parents and youth with the necessary tools to keep themselves safe online. https://t.co/ClLTx05RGJ
The Senate is considering the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that looks to protect underage children from groomers, pornographers, and other predators online. But the bill ran into trouble because LGBT groups were worried it would make it too easy for red state AGs to… https://t.co/SpSELtVTcd
Poll from @Ryan_Tyson's firm shows Florida voters overwhelmingly oppose social media ban for minors Reporting by @JacobOgles https://t.co/iLLPMFwgdy #FlaPol
Washington state lawmakers are weighing whether to make it illegal to share deepfake pornographic images — a use of artificial intelligence that has victimized people from high school students to Taylor Swift. https://t.co/VsZQ6Fe8bD
This, the suit claims, turns users into “addicts” who purchase ever-more-expensive subscriptions to access special features that promise romance and matches. https://t.co/JK2FYdDRBG
ICYMI. Social media and mental health: Dozens of states accuse Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. of causing a crisis among America's youth. https://t.co/hpU7yCr8NQ
No social media for kids? Florida moves even closer to banning minors from platforms https://t.co/ZFWBYOgbtY
Bill that bans kids under 16 from social media heads to Senate floor https://t.co/WN6lkRWSoy https://t.co/qc3AdrMS7W
The measure would update an existing Utah law that already prohibits “deepfake” pornography. https://t.co/54Gr5Xykz9
The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) have amended it for 2024, and it remains a censorious and dangerous bill. We are asking everyone to demand that their representatives oppose it—even if they already have. https://t.co/fuRKKbVTFx
The Florida governor who urged for parents to challenge titles on school library shelves is now pushing for limits on “bad-faith objections.” https://t.co/ukdQHcMEID
I cosponsored @MarshaBlackburn and @SenBlumenthal’s Kids Online Safety Act to provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves from harmful abuse online, hold Big Tech accountable, and provide transparency into black box algorithms. https://t.co/J8kFTuSzCo
Social media executives were grilled at a US Congress hearing about what their companies can do to protect children online – experts say laws must require more than just parental controls https://t.co/o2UCA1eGhm
The ENTIRE new KOSA bill is STILL premised on legal liability around minors using social media. The only way they can avoid liability is age verification. It doesn't matter that the bill doesn't specifically require it. If platforms will be liable, they'll have to implement verif
Lawmakers revise Kids Online Safety Act to address LGBTQ advocates’ concerns: https://t.co/mFrq1He5jm by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
We urge the Florida Senate Fiscal Policy Committee to vote NO on HB 1, which seeks to ban kids from social media. https://t.co/INbd4UONvu
Big Tech bill meant to protect children online has filibuster-proof majority in Senate https://t.co/X7AYzrkJzR https://t.co/X7AYzrkJzR
Florida, under @GovRonDeSantis leadership, has empowered parents with curriculum transparency rights. Florida parents have used their rights to object to materials that are not appropriate for kids. WATCH 👇👀 to learn the truth about the "book ban hoax," which the legacy media… https://t.co/XcyvEKIWwR
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday supported a House proposal that he said is designed to limit "bad-faith objections" to school library books. https://t.co/ed3JA6jWqh
I’m working with the Florida Legislature to address frivolous challenges to classroom materials and directing @EducationFL to prevent bad actors from abusing our system to make a political statement. https://t.co/35TogQ7AFG
Schumer, LGBTQ+ advocates back updated kids online safety bill https://t.co/w9SKI1jIrk
Thanks to my partners at @DesignItForUs, we are furthering my #KidsPRIVACYAct & efforts to protect kids and teens online from Big Tech's harmful data collection and targeted content. I look forward to working in bipartisanship with my colleagues to get this bill to @POTUS desk! https://t.co/eWz8jeGN9V
Senators announced on Thursday that a sprawling bill to expand protections for children online had secured over 60 backers, clearing a path to passage for what would be the most significant congressional attempt in decades to regulate tech companies. https://t.co/PNBEEOy60b
🚨Florida Parents Overwhelmingly OPPOSE Social Media ban for Teenagers. Big blow to Florida lawmakers Reported by @javmanjarres via @Floridianpress https://t.co/YVf8fHg7Xs #Flpol #Socialmedia
Huge news for children's safety online. Now over 60 sponsors--including Schumer!--with new amendments addressing past concerns. https://t.co/ZpqQxPuoJD
We now have a total of 62 co-sponsors—Democrats & Republicans—for the Kids Online Safety Act. This overwhelming bipartisan support mirrors the powerful calls from young people & parents who want Congress to take action & finally hold Big Tech accountable. https://t.co/9nAemDUPOZ
Great convo between @nickgillespie and @senatorshoshana on kids & social media age verification bills. There are soooo many options for parents who don't love the idea of kids being on social media or having devices. Don't co-parent with politicians. https://t.co/rDFBvW2lmJ
The suit claims the game-like features turn users into "addicts" who purchase ever-more-expensive subscriptions to access special features that promise romance and matches. https://t.co/Q3KnG3YyFx
Credit where credit is due. The push to empower bureaucrats over parents about social media and other aspects of parenting is troubling. I'm glad to see @RonDeSantis pushing back. #socialmedia #technology https://t.co/1QcakSNt49
Though it focuses on adults, the lawsuit comes as tech companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive features that harm young people's mental health. https://t.co/dlHCrMHIlx
Lawmakers advanced a pair of bills meant to protect young people from the harms of social media use following emotional testimony from the parents of a teenager who died by suicide in 2022. Link: https://t.co/80RkxmmZo1
The lawsuit claims certain features turn users into “addicts” who purchase ever-more-expensive subscriptions to access special features that promise romance and matches. https://t.co/7xYBezDJxc