The Internet Safety Law (KOSA), a bill that imposes comprehensive obligations on technology platforms to protect children who use them, was revived in the Senate after the enemy of failure to become a law late last year. Prussions of the draft law, SENS. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumentel (D-CT), almost re-provided the bill for five months After his death In the House of Representatives After a 90+ vote to pass it in the Senate.
KOSA will require online platforms to take steps to reduce damage such as depression and eating disorders for children who use their services, and will also require certain virtual specifications for their accounts. Parents who lost children due to excessive doses of drugs are arrested to social media and suicide platforms after the uncompromising bullying. He led the charge to call for the billBelieving that this would have helped their children and others like them.
But like other children’s safety legislation that was presented throughout the country, Kosa faced continuous criticism from Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The struggle for the future, which warns that it can be used by the perpetrators with political motives to target marginalized groups, including sexually transformed children. They are also afraid that the system of the draft law will stimulate technology platforms to remove a wide range of resources that may be beneficial to these children, for fear that they will undergo legal consequences.
However, many of the groups that Cosa initially opposed similar reasons withdrew her opposition after updates from the draft law who believe it makes it unlikely to harm marginalized groups. For example, on the repetitions, shepherds removed the ability of public state lawyers to implement them, and it is expected to reduce harmful platforms.
The press statement says that the draft law that has been re -presented contains the same text approved by the Senate with “several changes for further clarification that Kousa will not monitor, challenge or remove any content from the Internet.” Also, the Federal Trade Committee or states are not allowed to start lawsuits for content or speech.
Apple expressed its support for the draft law, as it continues to fight Meta Whether applications or app stores You should be responsible for protecting children online. “Apple is pleased to provide our support for the online safety law for children (Kosa),” Timothy Boderley, the chief government affairs manager in Apple, told the Americas. “Everyone has a role that plays in maintaining the safety of children on the Internet, and we believe [this] The legislation will have a meaningful effect on the safety of children online. “
Despite the overwhelming support in the Senate, a review at the last minute and support from Elon Musk, the Republican Command in the House of Representatives refused to put a zucchini to vote last year. Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) He said It is “love[s] The principle, but the details of that is a big problem. “After X worked with the sponsors of the bill to weave some language that prevents discrimination on the basis of a view, Johnson did not budge much, saying that he is looking to” work with the Trump administration to obtain the correct bill. ”
It is not yet clear whether the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives will change its melody on the draft law to vote. Shortly before the end of the legislative session last year, Cathy McMoris Rodgers, head of the Energy Committee in the House of Representatives and Trade freedom will “”Take the action of God“To put the leadership in the vote before the end of the year, and he saw that it was the last Kusa opportunity to become a law.
