ParentsSOS Statement on Successful Markup of KOSA in House IDC Subcommittee
“This is an important victory for those of us who are fighting every day to ensure no family goes through what we have, but there’s still work to be done. We urge Chair Rodgers to hold a full committee markup when the House is back in session in June.”
ParentsSOS Statement in Advance of Pivotal IDC Subcommittee Markup on KOSA
"As the IDC Subcommittee prepares to mark up KOSA, it is imperative that lawmakers recognize the urgency to address the mental health crisis exacerbated by online platforms,” said Maurine Molak, Co-Founder of ParentsSOS.
Response: The Truth About KOSA
We vetted the people our children met online; we kept our computers in common areas in our homes; we required they “friend” us on their social media accounts so we could follow their posts; we talked to them about the dangers lurking on and off their screens. Our children still died.
ParentsSOS Return to Capitol Hill To Demand Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety
ParentsSOS Return to Capitol Hill To Demand Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety
Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on KOSA
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee from survivor parents of ParentsSOS who have lost a child to online harms.
ParentsSOS Calls for Immediate Markup of KOSA Following Key House Committee Hearing
Today, in the wake of a pivotal House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on children's online safety and data privacy, Parents for Safe Online Spaces (ParentsSOS) urgently calls on Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to a markup session. This critical step is essential to propel the bill through the legislative process without further delay.
ParentsSOS Welcomes Introduction of House Companion Bill to Kids Online Safety Act
"We are deeply appreciative of the bipartisan support that the Kids Online Safety Act has received and grateful to Representatives Castor and Bilirakis for their leadership. We look forward to educating lawmakers in the House about how KOSA is essential to stopping the preventable tragedies that far too many young people experience online.”
Joint Letter to House Leadership on KOSA with ParentsTogether
Letter to House of Representatives Leadership from survivor parents of ParentsSOS and Parents Together Action who have lost a child to online harms.
Letter to EFF Leadership on KOSA Falsehoods
Letter to the Electronic Frontier Foundation from survivor parents of ParentsSOS who have lost a child to online harms.
Amended Kids Online Safety Act Gains Critical Bipartisan Support in the Senate
The updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act has gained endorsements from the NAACP and gaming giant Nintendo, and now has 60 co-sponsors in the Senate, priming the Act for a Senate vote in the coming weeks.
ParentsSOS Issues Statement After Crucial Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Online Safety
Today’s hearing was an opportunity for our lawmakers to ask the tough, but necessary, questions of Big Tech to learn why they have allowed their products to create such serious harms to our children. Predictably, the five CEOs present gave hollow responses.
Parent Questions for Senate Judiciary Hearing with Big Tech CEOs
On January 31, five Big Tech CEOs will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the failures of their platforms to adequately protect kids online. ParentsSOS aims to raise awareness about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and parents in our coalition have submitted these important questions for CEOs to answer.
Parents who lost children to online harms launch initiative in support of Kids Online Safety Act
Parents for Safe Online Spaces (ParentsSOS) aims to help pass legislation to enact safeguards on social media.