WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2026) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is urging the U.S. Senate to reject the “Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act” (KIDS Act H.R. 7757), which the U.S. House passed. The KIDS Act is a package of several online child safety bills.
“The KIDS Act protects Big Tech, not kids. The KIDS Act does not include a crucial ‘Duty of Care’ within the Kids Online Safety Act; its ‘protections’ for kids regarding AI chatbots are effectively meaningless; its COPPA 2.0 language cements digital adulthood at age 13 by codifying that teens, not parents, have authority over their personal data; and it allows tech platforms to avoid nearly any safeguarding responsibilities, especially with regard to the exchange of CSAM via messaging and sextortion,” said Haley McNamara, Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer, National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
“The KIDS Act will empower criminals to continue to prey on children and Big Tech won’t be forced to stop this criminality. The KIDS Act is for kids in name only.
“It should be alarming and eye-opening that over 100 child safety advocates are opposing this supposed child safety legislation. The Senate must reject the KIDS Act and instead pass the strong version of the Kids Online Safety Act that includes the ‘Duty of Care.’”
Watch NCOSE’s virtual briefing with legal and tech experts, “Why the New House ‘KIDS Act’ Benefits Big Tech, Not Children.”
About National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
Founded in 1962, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is the leading national non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking and the public health harms of pornography.
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