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Urge your Senators to Co-sponsor KOSA and COPPA!
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (S.3663) and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (S.1628) passed the Senate Commerce Committee last month. We now need the full Senate to pass these two pieces of legislation! If passed, these bills would protect children’s privacy & well-being and create a healthier media environment for children.
The Senate Commerce Committee investigation found that:
● Instagram includes 90,000 unique pro-eating disorder accounts with a reach of 20 million followers.
● Children as young as 9 and 10 follow three or more pro-eating disorder accounts.
● Meta derives an estimated $230 million annually from pro-eating disorder accounts.
● Fifty-nine percent of U.S. teens have reported being bullied on social media, an experience linked to increased risky behaviors such as smoking and increased risk of suicidal ideation.
● Twenty-five percent of 9- to 17-year-olds report having had an online sexually explicit interaction with someone they believed to be an adult.
● It is estimated that online advertising firms hold 72 million data points on the average child by the time they reach the age of 13, allowing marketers to target young people’s vulnerabilities with extreme precision. Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to target ads to teenagers on Instagram based on their interests in dieting, alcohol, and gambling.
Tell your senators to co-sponsor Senate Bill 3663 & Senate Bill 1628 to give American children and families the internet they deserve!
Urge your Senators to Co-sponsor KOSA and COPPA!
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (S.3663) and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (S.1628) passed the Senate Commerce Committee last month. We now need the full Senate to pass these two pieces of legislation! If passed, these bills would protect children’s privacy & well-being and create a healthier media environment for children.
The Senate Commerce Committee investigation found that:
● Instagram includes 90,000 unique pro-eating disorder accounts with a reach of 20 million followers.
● Children as young as 9 and 10 follow three or more pro-eating disorder accounts.
● Meta derives an estimated $230 million annually from pro-eating disorder accounts.
● Fifty-nine percent of U.S. teens have reported being bullied on social media, an experience linked to increased risky behaviors such as smoking and increased risk of suicidal ideation.
● Twenty-five percent of 9- to 17-year-olds report having had an online sexually explicit interaction with someone they believed to be an adult.
● It is estimated that online advertising firms hold 72 million data points on the average child by the time they reach the age of 13, allowing marketers to target young people’s vulnerabilities with extreme precision. Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to target ads to teenagers on Instagram based on their interests in dieting, alcohol, and gambling.
Tell your senators to co-sponsor Senate Bill 3663 & Senate Bill 1628 to give American children and families the internet they deserve!
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