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Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce voted to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), setting the stage…
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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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Social media companies remain largely unchecked and free of any liability from the harm they cause...
Today Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM) released “Dangerous by Design,” a new report underscoring the widespread and ongoing threats and harms that social media companies…
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How Social Media Companies Are Hurting Our Kids, National Security, and Democracy — and What We Can Do About It...
Editor’s note: The following is the executive summary of “Dangerous by Design.” Read the full report. Introduction Americans of all political persuasions are right to be concerned about unchecked social…
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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
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media Legislative Associate Jamie Neikrie...
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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…
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The poll comes as tech companies face increasing scrutiny from legislators in Congress...
In a new national poll released today by Issue One and the Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM), an overwhelming majority of Americans across the political spectrum hold social media…
Op-eds
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media member Emma Lembke...
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Three members of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media testified before the committee...
Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms that children face in the online world featured broad bipartisan support for congressional legislative action that would protect the safety, privacy, and…
