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My latest Tech Policy Press piece, with some enduring lessons I learned from the process of analyzing a ton of children's online harms laws for my recent white paper for Stanford University Cyber Policy Center's Program on Platform Regulation (https://lnkd.in/eYe3auYG).

New online safety legislation is proposing “duty to care” requirements on online platforms minors are likely to use. Requirements range from disabling autoplay on videos to requiring specific parent controls. While it’s a step in the right direction and it has a long way to go, nothing beats engaged parents who take the time to understand these platforms, communicate about online activity, and educate their children about the risks. https://lnkd.in/dpFN6D6e

I really respect Tim Bernard's knowledge in this space. If you are not familiar with the issues around legislating children's online safety, this is definitely worth a quick read!

Tech firms must tame toxic algorithms to protect children online. Important practical measures in the draft Children’s Safety Codes of Practice, which set out how Ofcom expect online services to meet their legal responsibilities to protect children online. https://lnkd.in/eM3QCsz7

Online Safety regulator Ofcom has today published its second major consultation under the Online Safety Act 2023 on ‘Protecting children from harms online’, addressing how user-to-user & search services approach duties on content harmful to children. The consultation, which runs to 1,378 pages, is open until 17 July 2024. The consultation documents include the draft Children’s Safety Code, together with draft guidance on completing Children’s Access Assessments under Chapter 4 Online Safety Act 2023 & Children’s Risk Assessments under sections 11 & 28 of the Act. On publication, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology Michelle Donelan MP told The Times that “Today the regulator has been clear — platforms must introduce the kinds of age-checks young people experience in the real world and address algorithms that too readily mean they come across harmful mat-erial online Once in place these measures will bring in a fundamental change in how children in the UK experience the online world.” Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes warned “our proposed codes firmly place the responsibility for keeping children safer on tech firms. They will need to tame aggressive algorithms that push harmful content to children in their personalised feeds & introduce age-checks so children get an -experience that’s right for their age. Our measures, which go way beyond current industry standards, will deliver a step-change in online safety for children in the UK. Once they are in force we won’t hesitate to use our full range of enforcement powers to hold platforms accountable. That’s a promise we make to children and parents today.” https://lnkd.in/e7x3p_Pj #OnlineSafety #OnlineHarms #eSafety #OSA23 #OSA2023 #OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafetyAct23 #OnlineSafetyAct2023 #ChildSafeguarding #SocialMedia #UserToUserServices #SearchServices #HarmfulContent #ContentRegulation #ChildrensSafetyCode #ChildrensAccessAssessments #ChildrensRiskAssessments #AgeAssurance #AgeVerification #ChildSafety #Law #Legal #Regulation #Compliance

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced Sammy’s Law of 2023, also known as the Let Parents Choose Protection Act, to make more tools available for parents to protect their children from harmful online interactions. Here's what you need to know from Joshua Levine:

The Hidden Dangers of the Kids Online Safety Act: What You Need to Know

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is gaining momentum in the Senate with bipartisan support. This Perkins Coie LLP blog post discusses some of KOSA's key requirements, as well as notable changes in the most recent version of the bill and in the incorporated Filter Bubble Transparency Act. #OnlineSafety #PrivacyLaw #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is gaining momentum in the Senate with bipartisan support. This Perkins Coie LLP blog post discusses some of KOSA's key requirements, as well as notable changes in the most recent version of the bill and in the incorporated Filter Bubble Transparency Act. #OnlineSafety #PrivacyLaw #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA

Further federal-wide children's privacy protections have just come a step closer, as the US Senate has reached over 60 Senators co-sponsoring the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) - a key threshold for it to pass. KOSA would apply to children under 13 years of age (similarly to the federal COPPA) and require online platforms, messaging applications or other online services to "exercise reasonable care" to prevent and mitigate harm to children, such as by introducing safeguards: - Limiting the ability of other users to view the child's personal data - Allowing minors to opt-out of content recommended to children - Restricting the sharing of geolocation data of children - Explaining why minors are being shown targeted adverts Platforms should ensure that several of these controls can be exercised by the minor's parent or guardian. KOSA still has a long way to go to pass, but these obligations go much further than the obligations against unnecessary data collection or sharing under COPPA. #childrensrights #personaldata #uslaw https://lnkd.in/ec5h_7Ng.