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The teens lobbying against the Kids Online Safety Act
Over 300 high school students came to Capitol Hill
KOSA imposes a duty of care on tech platforms, requiring them to take reasonable measures to protect kids on their services from a list of harms, including cyberbullying, anxiety, and eating disorders. Since then, the bill has been amended to pacify critics like the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), with language that theoretically limits enforcing the law on ideological grounds or using it to prevent access to resources for trans youth. Isabel Sunderland, a youth advocate with Design It For Us, spoke at a press conference led by KOSA’s sponsors, saying that the bill would disrupt a business model that has resulted in a rabbit hole of content that focuses on physical appearance and social comparison, much to the detriment of young people like her.
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