STATEMENT: Survivor Parents Applaud the Senate Commerce Committee’s Decision to Markup the Kids Online Safety Act
As parents who have lost children to online harms, we are glad to know that KOSA is scheduled for markup next week. We have championed this bipartisan bill for many years because its duty of care and safeguards are needed to prevent other children from dying as our own children did.
STATEMENT: ParentsSOS Responds to Passage of the KIDS Act
ParentsSOS welcomes this opportunity to move forward on discussions with House and Senate leaders on passing a strong version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with a duty of care this year.
Statement: The Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act (H.R. 7757)
The bipartisan package contains meaningful improvements that our members have advocated for, including provisions that protect states’ ability to issue stronger regulations and hold tech companies accountable for the presence of children and teens on their platforms.
Survivor parent issues statement ahead of Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing
“Parents are not asking for a free pass from parenting. We are asking for a fighting chance. KOSA gives us that chance. Pass it.”
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz Promises to Pass KOSA through the Senate & Get it Signed into Law by End of Year
“We're going to pass [KOSA] out of the Commerce Committee, we're going to pass it in the Senate [again], and we are going to work hand-in-hand [with House leadership] to get it passed through the House and get it put on the President's desk and get it signed into law this year.” - Sen. Cruz (R-TX)
Survivor Parents Disappointed by Lack of Parent Voices on Federal Trade Commission Age Verification Workshop
We know better and more intimately than anyone in that room the true costs of the failure of Big Tech companies to protect children, and we have long driven the national conversation about online harms.
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 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 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.
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.”
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.
Every Day Without KOSA Puts More Kids at Risk
Drug Awareness Week is a time to educate and take action. For my family, it's also a reminder of our loss and our mission to educate other families about the lethal dangers of online harms that our kids face today.
Zuckerberg Said He Was Sorry—Then He Made Social Media Even More Dangerous
One year ago, we grieving parents sat in a Senate hearing room holding photos of our children—children who should still be here today. Mark Zuckerberg looked into our eyes and said, “I’m sorry for everything you’ve all gone through. It’s terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered.”
Survivor Parents Appalled by Announcement of Mark Zuckerberg Appearing at Presidential Inauguration
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't belong on the presidential platform or any platform when his platforms continue to hurt children and cost them their lives.
Survivor Parents Heartbroken Over House Leadership’s Decision Not to Include KOSA in End-of-Year Package
As parents whose children lost their lives to online harms, we are extremely disappointed and heartbroken that Speaker Mike Johnson and House leadership continue to ignore our pleas and those of American families across this country. It is, frankly, unconscionable that the Speaker refused to act while children continue to die.
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.”