In February 2022, after months of hearings, committee members Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act.

Future of the Kids Online Safety Act

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have negotiated updated text for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with Elon Musk’s social media platform X in an effort to

Designed as a set of social networking protections for children, the Kids Online Safety Act has won the support of some 240 organizations.

KOSA got an endorsement from X owner Elon Musk. But the realities of time and resistance from House GOP leaders make imminent passage hard.

Countless children will remain in danger on social media platforms and gaming sites after the US House refused to take up the Kids Online Safety Act in the 118th Congress, US Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn said in a joint statement this week.