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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Barbara Ortutay

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

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The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today's oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears to have enough bipartisan support to pass, though whether it actually will remains uncertain.

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