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The Hill: Congress, it’s time to put kids before Big Tech profits. Pass KOSA
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media Director Alix Fraser...
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Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media applaud KOSA advancement and urge swift passage in Congress
Today, the Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), setting the stage for a vote before the full Senate. Issue One applauds this critical…
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Council for Responsible Social Media calls on Congress to advance the Kids Online Safety Act
With a Commerce Committee markup set for this week, the bipartisan and multistakeholder Council urges lawmakers to advance KOSA and protect the safety of children online...
Today, Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media endorsed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and called on members of the Senate Commerce Committee to adopt responsible social media…
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Issue One and Frank Luntz partner to conduct public opinion research on the impact of social media and AI
Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media have partnered with renowned communications expert Frank Luntz to conduct public opinion research regarding the impact of social media and artificial…
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Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media call on Congress to adopt responsible social media safeguards now
Today, Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media are calling on Congress to holistically address the social media crisis by enacting responsible safeguards and setting the same government…
Op-eds
Tech Policy Press: To Move Forward with AI, Look to the Fight for Social Media Reform
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media Legislative Associate Jamie Neikrie...
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Council for Responsible Social Media Co-chairs Applaud Biden Administration Actions to Address the Mental Health Impacts of Social Media on Youth
In lieu of congressional action, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking meaningful steps to safeguard children’s privacy, health, and safety from online harms....
In response to this week’s executive order announced by the Biden-Harris Administration to address the growing youth mental health epidemic, and its clear link to social media platforms, Issue One…
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Chicago Tribune: To protect our children and democracy, we need a commonsense approach to social media reform
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Council for Responsible Social Media Co-Chairs Applaud Senate Judiciary Committee for Taking Action to Protect Children Online
By coming together across partisan lines to advance three bills, the Committee sent a clear message that Big Tech must be held accountable...
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably advanced three bills that would impose stronger, enforceable protections for children and teens online, including on social media platforms. In a statement applauding the…
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Council for Responsible Social Media Chairs Applaud FTC Action to Ban Meta from Monetizing Youth Data
This proposal, which comes after repeated violations by Meta, offers a path forward for holding other platforms accountable for violating the data privacy of minors....
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed blanket prohibitions that would prevent Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — from profiting from data it collects…