OPINION
MIKE DAVIS: Conservatives Must Support Kids Online Safety Act
Mike Davis
Contributor
July 31, 2024 11:59 AM ET
There are few bigger threats to the safety and well-being of our children in the modern age than the Big Tech oligarchs who control the internet. As platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat have served as open drug markets for dealers and cartels, lethal fentanyl overdoses among minors have skyrocketed, up by a factor of 30 between 2013 and 2021.
On platforms like Instagram, sophisticated algorithms connect pedophiles who buy and sell child sexual abuse material with minors. And on sites like Chinese-owned TikTok, children have been bombarded with content that promotes suicide, eating disorders and self harm within minutes of opening the app.
For years, Big Tech evaded any accountability for the damage they inflict on American children. That’s now changed with the Senate passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), bipartisan legislation led by Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, that would impose strict rules on social media sites to provide an environment that is safe for children.
Among its important provisions, KOSA will protect the online information of minors and allow them to opt out of addictive algorithms. KOSA will also provide parents the tools to identify and report online harms. Social media giants must provide independent audits to ensure Big Tech companies are actually protecting children online. Perhaps most importantly, KOSA creates a duty of care for platforms to prevent damage to children.
This bill now heads to the House, where every lawmaker must support it, especially Republicans. If you’re concerned about the outsized power of Big Tech, this is a no brainer. For far too long, Big Tech companies raked in record profits by keeping teens and children hooked as long as possible through addictive features, all the while ignoring the consequences. This bill represents the best opportunity we have to protect children from this abuse.
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READ MORE: https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/31/mike-davis-conservative-support-kids-online-safety-act-kosa/
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