Kids Online Safety Act Faces Political Pushback
Senate approved Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) 91-3 last year.
House draft rewrites KOSA, replacing duty-of-care with reasonable policies.
Expands to nonprofits, scales requirements by platform complexity.
Companion bills: RESET bars under-16, COPPA 2.0 raises privacy to under-17, App Store mandates age verification.
Critics warn draft may restrict lawful speech, accuse House of tech industry ties.
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