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Online safety coalition urges House to reject KIDS Act compromise

Politico — Tech · · International · Data Breaches

A coalition of children's online safety advocates is lobbying House members to vote against a bipartisan compromise bill known as the KIDS Act, contending that the negotiated version dilutes protections it was meant to strengthen.

Why this matters: When advocacy groups that exist specifically to protect kids online oppose a kids' online safety bill, that is worth paying attention to. Compromise legislation often trades away the parts that actually matter in order to get votes. The concern here is that the final version gives platforms enough wiggle room to keep doing what they already do. Parents and children are the ones left with whatever the bill actually requires — not what its name implies.

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators

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