US Senator Chuck Schumer has urged the House to pass the bipartisan bill, the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, to protect children and teenagers from the potential harms of the internet and social media. The bill, which gives parents and guardians more control over what data is collected from their children, has already passed the Senate and is now awaiting passage in the House. The legislation would expand the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by increasing the age of protected children from 13 to 15 and by giving teenagers the ability to consent to data collection.
Click the link below to find out more about Senator Schumer’s push for immediate action on this vital legislation. Learn about the specifics of the bill and how it aims to protect children and teens from the potential harms of online data collection. Understand why this issue is crucial for the safety and privacy of our younger generation.