Lindsey Tonsager, Nicholas Xenakis, and Thea McCullough of Covington and Burling write:
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) yesterday, July 23, initiated procedural steps that will likely lead to swift Senate passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA 2.0”). Both bills have been under consideration in the Senate and the House of Representatives for some time, which we have previously covered. Schumer’s action will likely bring the two bills in a single package to the Senate Floor as soon as Thursday, June 25 (sic). The future of the legislation in the House, however, is less certain.
KOSA, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), would, in its current form (S.1409), require specified “covered platforms” to implement new safeguards, tools, and transparency for minors under 17 online.
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