We must work together to
Keep Kids SAFE and CONNECTED

Our kids deserve access to information and the virtual tools critical in keeping them connected and engrained in their communities without fear of being exploited. Policymakers have the opportunity to prioritize the privacy and safety of kids while empowering parents to be active participants in how their child operates online.

  • "KOSA remains a dangerous bill that would allow the government to decide what types of information can be shared and read online by everyone. It would still require an enormous number of websites, apps, and online platforms to filter and block legal, and important, speech."

    Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • "Today's changes to KOSA's text do not resolve the fundamental issue that its duty of care provision can still be weaponized to suppress LGBTQ+ content. KOSA is still a dangerous bill for marginalized communities!”

    LBGT Tech

  • "New bill text, same problems. The latest version of KOSA continues to hand right-wing attorneys general power to censor online content. And it still forces platforms to over-moderate marginalized communities online."

    Chamber of Progress

  • "The revised #KOSA will still incentivize online services to limit recommending content that government actors might claim harm youth mental health, potentially including speech ab repro rights, racial justice, & LGBTQ+ issues that can be critically important to many young people."

    CDT

Our Mission

We are united by a concern that Congress is advancing legislation that will create new vulnerabilities for children’s and adults’ private data; expose children to new and unregulated safety concerns; leave parents with limited ways to keep their children safe; cut off the next generation from information critical to their education; and limit freedom of expression.

We support measures that would meaningfully improve online privacy and safety. These bills under consideration would do the opposite and put our kids’ futures at risk:

  • The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

  • The STOP CSAM Act (CSAM)

  • The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act)

  • The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act

A Vision to Keep Kids Safe and Connected

Protecting the Privacy of Kids and All Internet Users.

We believe that protecting kids’ privacy and sensitive data is an essential part of keeping kids safe and connected online.

Prioritizing the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Youth.

We know that kids’ experience online can affect their mental health and wellbeing. We believe understanding and tackling this complex challenge requires a holistic understanding of the role internet access plays in kids’ lives, including age-appropriate abilities to communicate with friends and family, doctors or counselors, educators, and support groups of like minded youth. This also includes access to private health information and resources that many young people only feel comfortable accessing online.

Empowering Families to Shape Kids’ Experience Online.

We should provide families with the tools they need to teach their children how to navigate the internet safely. We should also promote the continued use of parental control settings and educate families about existing resources to manage their children’s experience online.

Preparing Kids to Be Smart Digital Citizens.

Kids are living, learning, and exploring in an increasingly digital world. We should promote digital literacy curriculum in school and other educational programs that prepare young people with tools and best practices to be smart and safe digital citizens. Providing kids with these tools is the best way to keep them safe and prepare them to be more competitive both on and offline.

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