Ed Markey: “Better planning, wider coordination, and using the best technologies are ways of ultimately reducing costs to consumers.”

Congress must pass my Youth AI Privacy Act to protect kids using AI chatbots and pass COPPA 2.0 to update my original law.

We cannot rely on courts alone to secure strong protections for our kids’ privacy and safety — Congress must act.

“Today’s unanimous committee passage of my Youth AI Privacy Act is a huge step forward for protecting kids’ privacy and safety in the age of AI,” said Senator Markey. “This vote demonstrates bipartisan support for robust privacy safeguards…

Big Tech’s day of reckoning is here. This settlement sends a message every boardroom in Silicon Valley should hear: our children are not collateral damage to bolster Big Tech’s bottom line.