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Fairplay statement on the advancement of the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
BOSTON, MA —Thursday, July 27, 2023 —Today, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) to a full floor vote.
Fairplay lauds the passage of these bills to a full floor vote. Please see below for a statement from Fairplay Executive Director Josh Golin:
“We commend Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and the Commerce Committee for advancing the Kids Online Safety Act and Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. In the 25 years since Congress last passed meaningful online protections for children, social media platforms have honed their manipulative design techniques in order to addict children to their products and capture young people’s attention and data. As a result, countless young people are harmed online in serious and preventable ways every day.
Taken together, KOSA and COPPA will help create the internet all young people deserve – one that respects their privacy and autonomy and allows them to safely learn, play and connect. We look forward to working with members of both parties and both chambers in the fall to see this critical legislation to the finish line. Children and families simply can’t wait for Congress any longer.”
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