A youth advocacy group for safer online practices is pushing for tougher restrictions on social media platforms after a House committee last week approved a watered-down version of a kids’ online safety measure.
“The changes that were made ahead of the Wednesday markup reflected a weakened duty of care,” said Zamaan Qureshi, co-chair of Design It For Us, a coalition representing people who are 16 to about 25 years old, who are commonly identified as the largest users of social media apps. “So what we want to see is some of those definitions changed before the bill reaches the House floor to make sure that we’re protecting all young people and making sure that we’re strengthening this duty of care.”
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 18 approved a kids’ online safety bill despite Democrats objecting to the last-minute changes they said would dilute its effectiveness.
