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Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Minors Online Approved by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee

Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Minors Online Approved by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee

Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children and Teens Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Forwarded to Senate Majority Leader Schumer For Next…
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Sharon Winkler
Jul 28
Senate Commerce Committee Decides Future of Childrens’ Online Privacy & Safety Regulations on…

Senate Commerce Committee Decides Future of Childrens’ Online Privacy & Safety Regulations on…

Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children and Teens Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Subject of Mark-Up Session — Action Needed Now
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Sharon Winkler
Jul 23
100 Organizations Support the Kids Online Safety Act (S 3663) (KOSA)

100 Organizations Support the Kids Online Safety Act (S 3663) (KOSA)

Fairplay’s Screentime Action Network Continues to Fight for Kids & Teens Online Safety & Mental Health
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Sharon Winkler
Jun 14
21 U.S. Senators Act to Reign In Big Tech Abuses

21 U.S. Senators Act to Reign In Big Tech Abuses

Will Online Safety, Fair Competition Win Out Over Campaign Contributions?
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Sharon Winkler
Jun 3
Kids Online Safety Act of 2022 (KOSA) Week, May 23–27, 2022

Kids Online Safety Act of 2022 (KOSA) Week, May 23–27, 2022

Call or Write Your U. S. Senators This Week to Urge the Senate Commerce Committee to Advance this Legislation by the End of May 2022
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Sharon Winkler
May 21
“Blackout Challenge”-A Deadly Social Media Game

“Blackout Challenge”-A Deadly Social Media Game

Parent Sues TikTok After December 2021 Death of 10 Year-Old Daughter
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Sharon Winkler
May 20
100 Peer-Reviewed Studies Document the Mental Health and Societal Harms of Social Media Use

100 Peer-Reviewed Studies Document the Mental Health and Societal Harms of Social Media Use

Denial of Social Media Harms Continues Despite Ample Evidence to the Contrary — U.S. Congress Fails to Act
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Sharon Winkler
May 6
Facebook’s Most Widely Viewed Content is…SPAM

Facebook’s Most Widely Viewed Content is…SPAM

Integrity Institute Report Finds Repetitive, Angry Content in Facebook’s Top 20 Posts and Links
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Sharon Winkler
Apr 25
Do You Post Angry, Extreme Tweets to Reaffirm Views You Are Beginning to Doubt?

Do You Post Angry, Extreme Tweets to Reaffirm Views You Are Beginning to Doubt?

Or is it that Twitter Is Training You to be a Troll?
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Sharon Winkler
Apr 1
60+ Organizations Ask for Online Protections for Children & Teens

60+ Organizations Ask for Online Protections for Children & Teens

Will the U.S. Congress Act?
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Sharon Winkler
Mar 30
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