S 1748 · in committee · major
Kids Online Safety Act
- technology
What this bill does
- This bill requires social media platforms, video games, and streaming services to protect users under 17 from harm.
- It affects tech companies that serve minors and parents who want tools to monitor their children's accounts.
- The FTC and states enforce it; companies must provide safety tools, limit data use, and allow algorithm opt-outs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What specific harms to minors does this bill aim to prevent, and how would platform safety requirements demonstrably reduce those risks?
- 02
How might compliance costs for small versus large tech companies differ, and could this reshape which platforms serve young users?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between giving parents monitoring tools and protecting teenagers' privacy from parental oversight?
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Sponsor · R-TN
Marsha Blackburn
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
75/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-14
Joining the bill
Charles E. Schumer
D-NY · original
John Thune
R-SD · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO
Kevin Cramer
R-ND
Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH
Mike Crapo
R-ID
Angela D. Alsobrooks
D-MD
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV
John Cornyn
R-TX
Steve Daines
R-MT
+ 63 more
Legislative timeline
2025-05-14 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2929-2930)
2025-05-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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