{"id":1964,"date":"2026-06-30T06:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:32","slug":"kids-online-safety-package-clears-house-drawing-warnings-from-digital-rights-and-tech-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1964","title":{"rendered":"Kids online safety package clears House, drawing warnings from digital rights and tech groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>The House passed a bipartisan package of children\u2019s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1960\">Chicago news crew attacked near Adler Planetarium<\/a><\/p><p>The bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, championed by its sponsors as a way to protect children online and hold major technology companies accountable, would require new safety features and parental controls on online platforms, restrict the use of minors\u2019 data for targeted advertising, require age verification for pornography websites and establish new rules governing AI chatbots and online games.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cThis is a major step toward a safer online world for kids, making safety the default, giving parents more tools to protect their children and teens, and holding Big Tech accountable,\u201d the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote in a social media post announcing its win.<\/p><p>The House package reflects a narrower approach than the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which was previously approved by the Senate.<\/p><p>House lawmakers removed provisions, including a controversial \u201cduty of care\u201d requirement for online platforms, that supporters said would have more aggressively regulated technology companies. <\/p><p>The KIDS Act, which was introduced in March, gained traction as social platforms face increasing legal pressure to add more safeguards to ensure children\u2019s safety. Rising scrutiny of platforms\u2019 ability to protect children online has fueled a wave of age-verification laws around the world. <\/p><section><div><div><div><div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1963\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46fea796b02c5134ef9e6ace023f3f58.webp\" width=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46fea796b02c5134ef9e6ace023f3f58.webp 760w, https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46fea796b02c5134ef9e6ace023f3f58-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><div><ul><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><button><\/button><div><\/div><\/li><li><\/li><li><span>Add NBC News to Google<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><div>KOSA is designed to protect kids online. Here\u2019s why these kids are banding together against the bill.<\/div><div><span>05:25<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p>Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users \u2014 not just children.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cThe package of cobbled-together bills is a mess, with different age-gating schemes for different services, using different standards. It\u2019s a lot of complexity, and a lot of legal risk,\u201d Joe Mullin, a senior policy analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group, wrote in a blog post last week. \u201cFaced with that, many companies will conclude that the safest option is restrictive age-checking practices across their entire platforms.\u201d<\/p><p>Critics, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argue that systems\u2019 relying on government-issued identification or biometric age estimation could chill anonymous speech by discouraging users from sharing sensitive information online.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1958\">\u2018Jackpotting\u2019 crew stole over $500,000 from ATMs along I-95 in Connecticut, FBI says<\/a><\/p><p>Though many websites partner with third-party vendors that claim to delete their data or otherwise keep it secure, recent data breaches have eroded public confidence.<\/p><p>For trade groups like NetChoice, which lobbies for tech companies\u2019 free expression and free enterprise on the internet, both bills \u201care nothing to celebrate.\u201d <\/p><section><div><div><div><div><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/age-verification-laws-advocates-express-concerns-rcna331835\" src=\"\/\/iframe.nbcnews.com\/19XjyXgp?_showcaption=true&amp;media=0&amp;app=1\" title=\"NBC News, Age verification is coming for the internet \u2014 and it\u2019s already raising red flags\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p>\u201cAll of these bills degrade privacy and security, materially diminish the First Amendment protections that young people and adults have a full right to as Americans, and bring the United States more in line with a global effort to undermine the free and open internet,\u201d Zach Lilly, NetChoice\u2019s director of government affairs, wrote on X.<\/p><div><\/div><p>He also described the KIDS Act as a \u201cwell intentioned bill\u201d but said the \u201cHouse took a major step in asserting federal influence over online speech.\u201d<\/p><p>The legislation is expected to face hurdles in the Senate, where some members have criticized the House package for omitting KOSA\u2019s duty-of-care provision, arguing it would weaken protections for children.<\/p><p>\u201cThe bottom line is that this package has gutted many of the key provisions in the Senate bill necessary to protect kids and their families,\u201d Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., wrote in a statement last week, adding that \u201cit is grouped with another set of bills that also fall short of showing what strong safety measures are needed for kids, and instead inserts many studies at a time when our government needs to do more than just study this problem.\u201d<\/p><p>Tech and free speech lawyer Preston Byrne expressed skepticism that lawmakers would be able to pass any type of legislation.<\/p><p>\u201cOne way to look at the KIDS Act is as a censorship bill, which it is,\u201d Byrne, who is a senior fellow of the Adam Smith Institute in London and an adviser to the U.K. Free Speech Union, wrote on X. \u201cAnother way to look at it is as a middle finger to the Senate and its even worse bill, KOSA. I\u2019m not sure any of this gets worked out in conference between the two chambers.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1957\">12% of successful scams in 2025 used AI or deepfakes, according to poll of U.S. adults<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KIDS Act received broad bipartisan support. 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