Heritage Action for America, the advocacy arm of the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee to advance the Kids Online Safety Act, which would require online platforms to verify the ages of its users, a decision which would be left to the secretary of commerce to implement.
Heritage Action President Kevin Roberts argued in a letter to Energy Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., that KOSA “represents our best opportunity to implement meaningful protections for children online this Congress.”
However, The Verge, an offshoot of Vox, argued that the bill, which largely focuses on shielding minors from vague or encompassing harms, could impact adults’ First Amendment.
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