First Online Child Safety Bill Passes US Senate — VOA Learning English
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The U.S. Senate has approved the nation’s first major legislation aimed at protecting children from internet harms.
Two bills passed the Senate by a vote of 91-3 on Tuesday. But the measures will also need to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to become law. It is currently unclear whether the House will approve the bills in the future.
One bill is known as the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. The other is called the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0).
What do the measures do?
The KOSA bill requires technology companies to take steps to provide a “duty of care” to protect young users. This legal term covers a range of steps businesses need to take in an effort to…
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