House Committee Advances Kids Safety Package
A House committee approved a bill that would require social platforms to tackle content that could pose harms to minors, and a bill that would restrict minors’ ability to download apps.
The House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday voted to advance a package of bills that would impose new restrictions on social platforms and app stores.
One of the measures, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (H.R. 7757), which passed by a 28-24 vote, incorporates a weakened version of the Kids Online Safety Act — a bill initially introduced in 2022, and aimed at protecting teens from harms allegedly associated with social media.
The current House bill would require social platforms to establish “reasonable” policies addressing specific harms to minors — including threats of violence, sex abuse, drug use and financial loss caused by fraud.
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