Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Will Cause More Life-Threatening Online Harms
As survivor parents, we have been devastated by stories of children dying by suicide after being encouraged by AI chatbots. We cannot let Big Tech companies experiment on our children and expand with impunity when their products are known to cause irreparable harm.
Survivor Parents Express Disappointment, Urge House to Advance Stronger, Bipartisan Version of KOSA
"We appreciate that the House and Energy & Commerce Committee has been willing to hear our concerns and that they are open to making changes between now and full Committee markup. But we must reiterate: if the House version of KOSA is not significantly strengthened, we will have no choice but to oppose it.”
Survivor Parents Express Disappointment in Hearing, Urge House E&C to Advance the Bipartisan Senate Version of KOSA
“We strongly urge the Committee to adopt and advance the Senate version of KOSA that retains the duty of care provision and allows state laws to provide an additional layer of protection.”
Survivor Parents ‘Deeply Disappointed’ in House Version of the Kids Online Safety Act, Urge Congress to Pass Senate Version
“After three years of meeting with legislators to share our families’ stories of loss and our legislative priorities, we are extremely disappointed that this bill doesn’t contain the ‘duty of care’ we asked for in every meeting and that the bill preempts the state laws that so many parents have worked tirelessly to pass.”
Survivor Parents Welcome New Legislative Action on AI Chatbots, Calling for Stricter Safeguards for Kids
We stand by the families who have been tragically affected by unsafe artificial intelligence chatbots and we appreciate the intent behind the GUARD Act, which is an important step in the right direction to prevent kids from experiencing harm online.
Survivor Parents Skewer OpenAI CEO for Harassing Family of Dead Teen
“It is unfathomable to us that a company that caused such loss and grief would be so cruel as to serve the grieving family a legal request to produce information about who attended their child’s funeral. It is a heartless move that demonstrates your company’s prioritization of profit and unchecked ambition over basic human decency.”
Suicide Prevention Means Tackling Online Harms with KOSA
McKenna left behind a note that read, “I’m sorry, I can’t take it anymore.” Those words echo in my mind every single day because they aren’t just McKenna’s words; they are the words of a generation of children overwhelmed by online harms and driven into mental despair. As parents, as families, and as a nation, we cannot look away.
Suicide Prevention Month: Ten Years Without Morgan
It only makes sense that this Suicide Prevention Month, we turn our heartbreak into impact and urge our leaders in Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) without delay.
Survivor Parents to Congressional Leaders: Don't Bring Back the AI Moratorium
We are deeply concerned by ongoing efforts to revive the moratorium via legislation or the administration’s forthcoming AI Action Plan. We urge congressional leadership to support families in this evolving AI landscape and ensure they can continue to rely on the efforts of State Attorneys General to enforce AI safety protections.
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.
Senate Leaders Revive Bipartisan Bill to Hold Big Tech Accountable for Harming Kids Online
“I’ve watched Congress promise to act, year after year. The Senate did its job and pushed KOSA to the finish line last year and now this year. We need the House leadership to now move KOSA forward as Speaker Johnson promised to do so last December. If they fail again, it won’t be for lack of evidence — it will be because they chose Big Tech’s money over our children’s lives again and again.”
Google’s Rollout of Gemini AI to Minors: Another Reckless Experiment on Kids Who Can’t Consent
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot rollout shows, once again, that Big Tech is willing to push forward with emerging technologies despite the risk, especially when those risks fall on the most vulnerable users.
ParentsSOS Responds to Meta’s New Instagram “Teen Accounts” Feature
“Defaulting teen accounts to private, turning off late-night notifications, and limiting who can message kids are basic steps Meta should’ve taken years ago. They don’t seem to merit a special announcement.”
Survivor Parents Commend Bipartisan Lawmakers for Honoring Families’ Stories in Energy & Commerce Hearing
“It was meaningful to hear our children’s names said at today’s hearing on online dangers, but we ask Congress to remember that KOSA is about saving children’s lives, not playing politics, and hope that they pass this crucial piece of legislation without delay.”
Congress Must Unite to Protect Our Kids
Keeping our kids safe should never be a partisan issue, and our Representatives must put politics aside to fulfill their most fundamental responsibility: protecting America’s kids.