April 7, 2025
BroadbandBreakfast: Experts Call for Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety
Bipartisan support grows for KOSA despite implementation concerns.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2025 - A bipartisan consensus is emerging around the need to protect children from the harms of social media, but experts warned Wednesday that current measures are insufficient - and that Congress must act soon...
The legislation, which received 93 votes in the U.S. Senate but stalled in the House, would establish safety obligations for platforms used by minors and give parents more oversight tools.
Rising online risk for children drive urgency
Donna Rice Hughes, CEO of Enough Is Enough®, emphasized the urgency for congressional action, citing alarming statistics about online risks.
"Kids are not just suffering from mental, emotional and sexual harm, they're actually dying," Hughes said. "Sextortion is the fastest growing cybercrime in America connected to over 30 deaths of teen boys by suicide since 2021."...