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C-SPAN: Richard Gephardt on the Kids Online Safety Act
CRSM Co-chair Rep. Dick Gephardt discusses KOSA and social media safeguards...
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As Congress Debates Bipartisan Social Media Safeguards, Tech Giants Dig In
Meta, ByteDance, and others expanded their influence operations during the first quarter of 2024...
A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports show that several social media titans poured massive sums of money into their influence operations in Washington, D.C., during…
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Issue One praises new data privacy agreement in Congress
After decades of negotiation, the APRA marks the first time that the chairs of the two powerful commerce committees have reached an agreement on a comprehensive data privacy framework...
Issue One applauds Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for reaching a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to protect Americans’ data privacy online. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA)…
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Issue One applauds bipartisan KOSA introduction in the House and calls on Congress to pass kids online safety protections into law
Today, Issue One applauded the introduction of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in the House of Representatives, led by Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Erin Houchin (R-IN),…
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Issue One commends House for addressing TikTok national security concerns, calls for comprehensive safeguards
In response to today’s bipartisan vote in the House that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., Issue One’s CEO and Founder Nick Penniman issued the following…
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Issue One applauds President Biden’s call for Congress to pass social media safeguards
In response to tonight’s State of the Union address, during which President Joe Biden defended democracy and called on Congress to pass bipartisan social media reforms to protect children online,…
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Issue One applauds growing momentum for KOSA, urges Congress to act swiftly and pass responsible safeguards into law
This morning, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), lead sponsors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), released new changes strengthening the bill and announced that a…
Event Recaps
Facebook whistleblowers reflect on and unpack the latest tech CEO hearing
Last month leaders of the largest Big Tech companies came to Washington, D.C. once again to answer to Congress for their failures to protect children online. Following the hearing, Issue…
TV appearances
NBC News Now: ‘No change, no accountability’: Mother reacts to social media reform hearing
CRSM member Kristin Bride interviewed about Big Tech CEO hearing...
In the media
Fortune: If child safety policies ‘were working, we wouldn’t be here today,’ senators tell Zuckerberg, Yaccarino and other CEOs in hours-long hearing
New Issue One analysis on social media lobbying spending cited...