Despite broad support from the US public and lawmakers, Congress has failed to pass legislation to make the internet safer for children. A coalition of states has sued Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for alleged harms to children and violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). President Biden has called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to stop Big Tech from collecting personal data on children, ban targeted advertising to children, and limit the personal data collected by these companies. Columbia University's Tim Wu criticizes Congress for its inaction, stating that the lack of protection for children online is an extraordinary failure.
Congress' inaction to protect children online is "an extraordinary level of failure," Columbia's Tim Wu tells @SquawkCNBC. "It's very clear: If pressured, the industry would do more to protect children, and I believe lives would be saved." https://t.co/w6jkgFiont https://t.co/pZOX96Myl2
Despite broad support by the US public and lawmakers for child internet laws, Congress has done nothing, even after holding 39 hearings on the topic since 2017 (@superwuster / The Atlantic) https://t.co/MICqGosAUA đź“« Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/rr6U4EtafB
Americans are broadly united in support of laws to make the internet safer for kids, @superwuster writes, so why won’t Congress act? https://t.co/uuzhydO6VY
"Op-ed: How US Congress is failing children by its legislative inaction on social media" (via @DailyDashboard) https://t.co/tCHnmVFTYs cc: #childrensprivacy
No Child’s Play: States expand child protection online https://t.co/km1v71gLhn
No Child’s Play: States expand child protection online https://t.co/ZXaMaSlJsq | by @ConstangyLaw
It's time Congress passed bipartisan legislation to stop Big Tech from collecting personal data on our kids online, ban targeted advertising to children, and limit the personal data these companies collect on all of us.
Coalition of States Sues Meta for Alleged Harms to Children and Teens, and Alleged COPPA Violations https://t.co/WvyyVEGqmi
Americans are broadly united in support of laws to make the internet safer for kids, @superwuster writes, so why won’t Congress act? https://t.co/uuzhydO6VY