I intend to reintroduce my Kids PRIVCY Act and the KIDS Act to safeguard our kids.
Janice Schakowsky
The Public Record
Janice D. Schakowsky is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including healthcare reform, women's rights, and consumer protection. Schakowsky has played a significant role in shaping policies related to social justice and economic equality throughout her tenure in Congress.
Children are spending twice as much time online as compared to before the pandemic.
Children need tailored protections from privacy infringements and manipulative marketing practices.
For the safety of our children, surely we can all agree science--not fear--should dictate how we protect them.
Platforms that are intended for general audiences are not required to protect the privacy of children.
America can lead a new era of technological innovation. We must lead with our values for freedom, human rights, and human dignity.
This is a historic day. It is the beginning of the end of the great COVID depression. It also marks the end of a decades-long successful battle by big corporations and the super rich in this country for trickle-down economics, the idea…
We should not be naive, however, and believe that in-person schooling will mean that companies stop targeting our children online.
This is a human rights issue. Let's open the doors of our schools and let our kids learn and thrive again.
The science tells us all these risks of despair far outweigh COVID-19 in schools.
The more time children spend online, the more likely they are to be subjected to harmful or age-inappropriate content.





