House breakthrough on kids online safety faces long odds in Senate
Key takeaways
- Facing pressure for years from kids safety groups, lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills to regulate social media and AI chatbots, but long-standing disagreements have stopped nearly everything from passing in time.
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr.
- The controversial bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for the alleged harm their platforms cause to minors.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
In a rare breakthrough this week, lawmakers in the House reached a bipartisan deal on a package of kids safety bills, but it quickly met pushback from their Senate counterparts who are doubling down on their own versions, including one that could have the backing of the White House.
Facing pressure for years from kids safety groups, lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills to regulate social media and AI chatbots, but long-standing disagreements have stopped nearly everything from passing in time.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) announced on Monday they reached a deal on a sprawling kids safety package, called the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act.