Child Online Safety Bills Target Platforms and App Stores
Congress is debating two competing approaches to protect minors online: a strong Senate KOSA framework that imposes a platform duty of care and app store rules, versus a narrower House approach that strips the duty of care to limit speech and innovation impacts.
Where people stand
Pass Strong Protections Across Platforms and App Stores: Congress should pass the Senate version of KOSA with its duty-of-care requirement, expand platform liability for harms to minors, and impose app store-level age verification and parental consent.
Avoid Overregulation and Protect Online Freedom: Congress should reject broad new mandates that could restrict speech, innovation, and privacy, and instead support the narrower House KIDS Act language that explicitly limits duty-of-care exposure.