Senate passes bill to protect kids online
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, Jan. 24, 2023. Blackburn and Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms. (Andrew Harnik/AP file)
“The message we are sending to big tech is that kids are not your product,” Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said at a news conference as the Senate passed the bill. “Kids are not your profit source.” She wrote the bill with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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