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Below: Nvidia takes on fears about AI’s impact on climate, and a court strikes down a key internet subsidy. First: told the Tech Brief this week that he expects a pair of bills boosting online privacy and safety protections for children to clear the chamber “by a very large vote,” with initial consideration set for as early as Thursday.
KOSA would create a legal “duty of care” forcing companies to take “reasonable measures” to prevent harms to children online, such as cyberbullying, harassment and sexual abuse. COPPA 2.0 would ban targeted ads to children and teens and require companies to obtain consent from parents before collecting data on users 16 years old and under, up from the current 12.
While Senate passage would be a milestone for the measures’ proponents, they face significant uncertainty in the House, where lawmakers“Our colleagues have had discussions with the House to try and get this done,” Schumer told me after delivering remarks at a news conference on Tuesday, where parent and youth advocates, child safety advocates, and lawmakers rallied ahead of the expected vote.
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