Issue One celebrates historic passage of bipartisan kids’ online safety bill in the Senate
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act in a historic and bipartisan vote. The bill, which combines two pieces of bipartisan legislation — Sens. Richard…
‘Up to all of us, including Congress, to lower the temperature and promote civil discourse,’ CRSM co-chairs say
In response to the assassination attempt against former President Trump at a political rally in Pennsylvania, the co-chairs of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media released the following statement:…
More than 50 bipartisan election officials, national security experts, technologists, and former members of Congress call for safeguards to protect U.S. elections against threats posed by AI
A bipartisan coalition of more than 50 election officials, national security experts, technologists, and former members of Congress are calling for the enactment of federal legislation to protect our democracy…
The Hill: This Mother’s Day, Congress can honor moms by passing legislation that protects kids online
C-SPAN: Richard Gephardt on the Kids Online Safety Act
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,…
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…
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…
Experts discuss how social media’s design radicalizes its users
Social media platforms are designed to maximize our attention, suck us in, and keep us hooked. They do this by keeping the public in the dark about how algorithms elevate…