Kristin Bride and Maurine Molak: Will Congress finally act to protect kids from the harms of social media?
Briefly

The CEOs of major tech companies will testify before the Senate about the risks their platforms pose to minors. Parents who lost their children to online harms are urging Congress to take meaningful action after witnessing inaction despite ongoing tragedies. They advocate for the passage of the Kids Online Safety Act to establish safeguards against addictive and harmful content. Survivors of similar grief stress the urgency for regulatory change, as the tech industry's failure to protect young users has resulted in heartbreaking outcomes.
Every day, we live with the reality that our sons might still be alive today if the tech companies had done more to protect underage users from harmful content.
We ask ourselves: When will enough be enough? We can't do this alone. We need Congress to act and pass responsible safeguards such as the Kids Online Safety Act.
Read at Chicago Tribune
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