Big online services would have to add stronger safety settings for users under 17. They would also have to give parents more tools, limit some ads to minors, and explain how key feeds and ads work.
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Kids Online Safety Act is a Senate bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects minors under 17 who use large online platforms, games, messaging apps, or video services. It also affects parents of younger children because they would get more tools to manage accounts and screen time. Large online companies would have the biggest new compliance burden. Schools, researchers, advertisers, and state enforcement officials could also be affected.
Why this matters: Online services would carry more legal responsibility for how their designs affect minors. Families would no longer have to rely only on company choices or hard-to-find settings. The bill could change how feeds, ads, notifications, purchases, and parent tools work for young users. Its real effect would depend on how platforms, regulators, and courts apply broad terms like reasonable measures and platform knowledge of a user’s age.
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Officially: Kids Online Safety Act
Big online services would have to add stronger safety settings for users under 17. They would also have to give parents more tools, limit some ads to minors, and explain how key feeds and ads work.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend S1409. Modern Action explains what the bill does, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Sitting in Senate Committee
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Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Senate Committee
Under Senate committee consideration
Senate Floor Vote
Voted on by Senate
Passed Senate
Approved by Senate
House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Kids Online Safety Act, then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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