I am hoping, to cut right to the chase, that we can move forward on the Kids Online Safety Act, which provides for more transparency and at the same time provides for tools and safeguards for children and parents to make judgments that give them, in effect, control back over their lives, which many feel now they are losing, and avoid the unintended consequences that you just referenced, unintended consequences that may involve constraints on free expression or other goals.
Richard Blumenthal: “I am hoping, to cut right to the chase, that we can move forward on the Kids Online Safety Act, which provides for more…”
On the recordMarch 8, 2023
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Senator Blumenthal emphasizes the importance of the Kids Online Safety Act for transparency and parental control.
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