To protect the safety of children on the internet.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect the safety of children on the internet., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Education, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCB8225B40F184D5DA383D62F79B9F903: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Kids Online Safety Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H3EAB1345FCE34A45A197A3B3617C3239: 101. Definitions In this title: The term child means an individual who is under the age of 13. The term compulsive usage means any response stimulated by...
- Section HC98FCD197AC24D8290FF6131A3E56F8B: 102. Duty of care A high impact online company shall exercise reasonable care in the creation and implementation of any design feature to prevent and mitigate...
- Section HE540AB868E0E4DF8841A4568F0255A87: 103. Safeguards for minors A covered platform shall provide a user or visitor that the covered platform knows is a minor with readily accessible and...
- Section HD05B4CABE73C4EE19EF2D7844D483BBF: 104. Disclosure Prior to registration or purchase of a covered platform by an individual that the platform knows is a minor, the platform shall provide clear,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect the safety of children on the internet., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Education, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To protect the safety of children on the internet., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Houchin, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Federal Trade Commission. The term connected device means an electronic device that— is capable of connecting to the internet, either directly or indirectly through a network, to communicate information at the direction of an individual
any feature or component of a covered platform that will encourage or increase the frequency, time spent, or activity of minors on the covered platform. Design features include, but are not limited to— infinite scrolling or auto play
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