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US Senate child online safety legislation

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2026-08-04 19:33 UTC → 2026-08-05 16:34 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 the Senate Commerce Committee announced it would mark marked up the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), moving the bill proposal toward a full Senate vote. The proposal, bill, backed by child‑protection groups such as SAVE, seeks to would impose a “duty of care” on online platforms and is part of a broader legislative push that also includes the stalled Safeguard Kids Act on AI education. A few days later, Earlier in the year, on March 5 2026, the Senate unanimously approved the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The new law expands federal privacy safeguards to cover teenagers aged 13‑16, restricts individually targeted advertising using minors’ data, and creates an “eraser button” for data that lets children or their parents request correction or deletion. The measure follows 2025 FTC rule amendments and reflects growing concerns over the proliferation deletion of educational technology tools in schools. While the personal information. The companion House bill measure (H.R. 6291) remains pending, stalled. On August 4 2026 the Senate’s actions signal an accelerating federal effort to strengthen Senate Commerce Committee advanced a package of five bipartisan bills aimed at protecting children from online safety harms: the Youth AI Privacy Act, the Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026, the CHATBOT Act, the SCREEN Act, and privacy protections for children a reintroduced Kids Online Safety Act. The markup was led by Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz (R‑TX) and teens. Ranking Member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D‑WA). KOSA was re‑introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R‑TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) with support from Senate leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer. Advocacy groups such as Enough Is Enough and the News/Media Alliance praised the bipartisan effort, noting the need to balance child protection with access to quality journalism. All five bills now await further Senate consideration.

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