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.”
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.”
Survivor Parents’ Plea to First Lady Melania Trump Asking for Support to Protect Kids Online
ParentsSOS, an educational initiative formed by bereaved families to combat online harms, sent a letter to First Lady Melania Trump asking for help to move the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of the year.
Survivor Parents Call for Immediate Passage of KOSA at Capitol Rally
ParentsSOS, the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, & Action, Fairplay, Accountable Tech, Design It For Us, Issue One, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, and ParentsTogether Action hosted the event amid an outpouring of support from prominent voices in the incoming Trump administration.
Parents & Local Leaders Call on Speaker Johnson and Rep. Scalise to Pass KOSA
ParentsSOS members joined fellow advocates for a press conference to call on Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
Survivor Parents to House Leadership: #PassKOSA
“The House now has an opportunity to advance this critical legislation, which has immense public support from across the political spectrum.”
ParentsSOS Statement in Advance of Full House Committee Markup of KOSA
“We need leaders who are willing to act boldly and implement changes that will truly safeguard our kids' well-being. This markup takes place during Internet Safety Month, highlighting the need for tangible action on online safety. The time for half-measures is over; we need decisive action now.”
Dear Congress: Stop playing politics and #PassKOSA
We must get KOSA over the finish line before Congress goes out on August recess and before the likelihood of any new bill becoming law before the November election slips dangerously out of reach. Every day without KOSA enacted into law is another day that lawmakers are allowing Big Tech profits to matter more than children’s lives. But they don’t and they never will.
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.”
ParentsSOS Return to Capitol Hill To Demand Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety
ParentsSOS Return to Capitol Hill To Demand Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety
Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on KOSA
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee from survivor parents of ParentsSOS who have lost a child to online harms.
ParentsSOS Welcomes Introduction of House Companion Bill to Kids Online Safety Act
"We are deeply appreciative of the bipartisan support that the Kids Online Safety Act has received and grateful to Representatives Castor and Bilirakis for their leadership. We look forward to educating lawmakers in the House about how KOSA is essential to stopping the preventable tragedies that far too many young people experience online.”
