Big Tech Leads Nearly $1M Fight to Kill Online Child Safety Bills
'This is an astonishing amount of money to be spent to kill two reasonable bills...'
The Child Data Protection Act would block apps from collecting or selling personal or location data from minors unless they consent. Children under 13 would still need a parent’s consent. he SAFE Act would crack down on addictive recommendation algorithms used by social media apps by requiring them to provide default chronological feeds for users 18 or younger who didn’t receive parental consent. The bill would also allow parents to impose time limits on social media use and in-app notifications.
