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In recent weeks, there has been an extraordinary surge of federal policy action concerning kids and technology. Just before Thanksgiving, the House Commerce Committee regarding technology, many of which impact students and schools. In his opening statement at a December 2 hearing to address these bills, House Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) declared in his 鈥淥ur children are facing an online epidemic鈥�We鈥檙e examining almost 20 bills which together form a comprehensive strategy to protect kids online. Our approach is straightforward: protect kids, empower parents, and future proof our legislation as new risks and technologies emerge.鈥�   

Among the House bills introduced were analogues of two bipartisan Senate bills that 萝卜AV视频has worked on and supported extensively over the years 鈥� COPPA 2.0 and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The House versions of and , though, are fully partisan and contain poison pills that will make it difficult to move them through Congress. Both bills would preempt all existing and future state legislation, even state bills and laws that provide children and teens even greater protections. The House version of COPPA 2.0, which aims to protect children and teens under 17 from online harms would make it harder to hold companies responsible for violations. The House discussion draft of KOSA contains significantly fewer protections for children and teens than does the Senate bill and makes no effort to regulate algorithms that deliver harmful materials to children and teens, which is a major feature of the Senate bill.  

Separately, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA), which is part of the US Department of Commerce, announced a , to be held on December 10th, on 鈥淜ids Excessive Screen Time.鈥� According to the announcement, 鈥淭his session will gather input from stakeholders and subject matter experts to inform NTIA's future planning, policy development, and programming related to federal broadband and communications policy and its relationship to children's technology usage.鈥� In a on December 2nd, NTIA Director Arielle Roth stated that 鈥渕any parents worry, rightly, that their children are being inundated with screens in ways that are indiscriminate and harmful to their development.鈥� She also implicitly suggested that her goal may be to link screen time rules with continued access to federal funding, stating: 鈥淣TIA has no authority to set education policy. 鈥疊ut NTIA does have a role in reviewing whether federal spending on broadband and connected technology in the name of education has fulfilled its mission.鈥疐ederal dollars should be tied to outcomes that support children, guided by parents and teachers.鈥� NTIA鈥檚 work might have implications for BEAD funding and even E-Rate.