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H.R. 7757119th Congress
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The KIDS Act would require tech, gaming, and AI companies to add safety and parental-control features for users under 17.
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The KIDS Act combines several proposals requiring websites, apps, social media, video games, and AI chatbots to add safety features for users under 17. It would ban ephemeral messaging for minors, block direct messaging for kids under 13, require parental-approved contact lists for teens, and require AI chatbots to disclose they're not human and offer suicide-prevention resources. It also orders government studies on issues like fentanyl sales to minors online and chatbots' mental health effects.
The bill affects large tech and social media companies, video game publishers, and AI chatbot developers, which face new compliance requirements enforced by the FTC. It also affects parents, who gain monitoring tools, and minors under 17, who would face more restricted and monitored online experiences.
Companies would face new legal compliance obligations and potential FTC enforcement. The bill would also override conflicting state laws on these topics, reducing states' ability to set their own rules in this area.
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Right now: it passed the House and now goes to the Senate. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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