Advocating for laws to prevent online harms
We are 20 families bound together by the unimaginable: the loss of a child.
Social media companies profit off our children at the expense of their wellbeing and safety.
We’ve come together to form ParentsSOS because we refuse to let any other family experience this devastation. We are empowered by the memories of our beautiful children, turning pain into action.
It's time to #PassKOSA.
On January 31, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced to apologize to members of ParentsSOS during the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing where five Big Tech CEOs testified on the failure of their platforms to protect children online.
On February 8, more than 250 survivor parents who have lost children to online harms issued a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, urging Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring the Kids Online Safety Act to a vote.
In June, we ran a Father’s Day ad in New York with a heartfelt plea from Todd and Mia Minor to Sen. Schumer to bring KOSA to a floor vote in the Senate.
KOSA is our best chance for long-term guardrails that will save lives.
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) of 2023 is a groundbreaking piece of legislation addressing growing concern about the impact of online and social media platforms on children and teens. It responds to extensive research and whistleblower insights revealing that such platforms often engage in practices detrimental to the young users' mental and physical health.
KOSA acknowledges the correlation between social media usage and mental health issues like negative body image, addiction, and self-harm.
The Act challenges harmful business models of tech companies that prioritize profit over youth safety.
KOSA imposes a duty of care on online platforms to proactively mitigate risks like cyberbullying and sexual exploitation.
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