Last week, the Senate helped American families protect their kids online
We are profoundly grateful to Senators Marsha Blackburn (R – Tenn.), Susan Collins (R – Maine), Maria Cantwell (D – Wash.) and Ed Markey (D – Mass.) for their leadership in sponsoring the amendment to remove the reckless AI state law moratorium.
Statement on Senate Removal of AI State Law Moratorium: A Major Victory for Kids’ Online Safety
We are especially grateful to Senator Marsha Blackburn for her tireless leadership and bipartisan work with Senator Cantwell to lead an amendment that struck the moratorium from the bill entirely. Their courageous stance helped unite the Senate in a rare 99-1 vote to do the right thing for kids.
Survivor Parents Join the Fight to Protect Kids Online
ParentsSOS is proud to welcome seven new members — Amanda Zimmer, Carrie Harrison, John DeMay, Kim Osterman, Kris Cahak, Matt Riviere, and Tricia Maciejewski. The fight to pass KOSA continues as new parents add their voices to urge Congress to act.
Congress Must Pass KOSA to Address the Silent Youth Mental Health Crisis
The fact is that social media platforms, as they are currently designed, with algorithms specifically intended to addict children and glue them to their feeds for hours at a time so that the Big Tech companies can rake in millions, are dangerous spaces.
Why Every Parent Must Understand the Link between Social Media and Mental Health
Studies have suggested that children who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double the risk of poor mental health outcomes like depression and anxiety. Some others have suggested a higher risk, in particular from social media use, to adolescent girls and children already suffering from poor mental health.
What I Want Every Parent to Know About ADHD, Social Media, and the Silent Epidemic
If KOSA had been law when Coco was alive, I believe she would still be here. This Mental Health Awareness Month, I hope we all remember that awareness isn’t enough. Action is what matters. And no family should have to lose a child for Congress to finally act.
ParentsSOS Issue Letter to Sen. Rand Paul Regarding the Kids Online Safety Act
We are fighting for KOSA because we have had “the guts” to read this legislation — as have the bill’s 68 Senate cosponsors — and we know what it will do: It will save children’s lives. If KOSA had been law when our children were alive, they would still be with us today. We do not want another family to go through what we have.
ParentsSOS Statement on Successful Markup of KOSA in House IDC Subcommittee
“This is an important victory for those of us who are fighting every day to ensure no family goes through what we have, but there’s still work to be done. We urge Chair Rodgers to hold a full committee markup when the House is back in session in June.”