A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted - and nobody's happy
The Kids Online Safety Act may return without its duty of care provision, changing platform liability and reigniting disputes about online safety and content removal.
The Kids Online Safety Act is back, with the potential to change the internet | TechCrunch
The bill's authors have claimed over and over that this bill doesn't impact speech. But the Duty of Care is about speech: it's about blocking speech that the government believes is bad for kids.
Before the Kids Online Safety Act fell out of favor, momentum appeared strong with virtually unanimous Senate support, highlighting the growing urgency for child safety legislation.