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Bipartisan Bill To Protect Kids From Social Media Harms Stalled In Senate
The Kids Online Safety Act has more than enough support to get through the chamber, but it's not happening.
The legislation has its critics, including not only the tech industry but also the American Civil Liberties Union and LGBTQ+ groups that’ve warned it would empower state attorneys general to clamp down on transgender content online. He voiced a number of objections, including to a provision setting up a “Kids Online Safety Council” tasked with identifying harms for minors, and to the bill’s definition of “mental health disorder,” which he said was too broad and could shift over time. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have made similar statements, and some lawmakers have said that young people should be restricted from using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram unless their parents approve.
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