The Senate on Thursday overcame objections to invoke cloture, setting up a vote for passage on two measures relating to children’s privacy and safety online that could result in the first laws in nearly three decades restricting how social media and tech platforms function.
The Senate agreed 86-1 to end debate on a legislative vehicle that combines the two measures.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who had previously objected to the measures, voted to end debate. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the lone objector. The vote on final passage is scheduled for Tuesday.
