The Senate Judiciary Committee will discuss ways to strengthen the safety of children in the digital space in a hearing set ...

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) continues to push the Kids Online Safety Act.

Lawmakers are seeking ways to improve online safety for children as the internet continues to grow rapidly. This effort comes ...

First introduced in 2022, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill purportedly designed to make the internet safer for minors, defined as anyone 16 and younger. Over the past two ...

Stay up-to-date with the politics team. Sign up for the Teen Vogue Take First introduced in 2022, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill purportedly designed to make the internet safer ...

"In record numbers, young people are feeling lonely, disconnected, depressed and anxious. They experience low self-esteem, ...

WASHINGTON In conjunction with today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety online, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip ...

Last year, Cruz also backed the Kids Online Safety Act, which would have required social media firms to remove features that could have negative effects on kids’ and teens’ mental health.

Lawmakers looking to protect children from the harms of social media are considering new proposals and approaches this Congress after a bipartisan bill stalled in the House last year. A key Senate ...

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes "to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited ...

Senator Katie Britt urges swift passage of the Kids Off Social Media Act to protect children and address rising mental health ...

YouTube parent Google is also testing age estimation more broadly. Even so: The Kids Online Safety Act, which failed to pass last year, would have required social media companies to prioritize ...