“The Kids Online Safety Act is back” read multiple headlines as a “bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced” the bill May 14 with a subtle change in hopes that the legislation — which thankfully flatlined in the U.S. House after it passed 91-3 in the U.S. Senate — will fare better this go-round.
The primary difference this time? The party affiliation of the lead sponsor of the bill now has an “R” instead of a “D.” The prior two times the bill was introduced (Feb. 16, 2022 and May 2, 2023), however, the lead sponsor of the bill was Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT).
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), despite this minor change, very much remains a Democrat bill as it has been left largely unchanged since its most recent iteration from December 2024 languished and rightfully withered on the vine.
What then is wrong with the Senate…
