The clock is ticking for Congress to pass kids online safety legislation before the end of the year, but clashing priorities between the Senate and House are complicating a path forward. In a rare ...

The House made its biggest push yet to advance kids online safety legislation in the final weeks of 2025. A subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce panel rolled out a slate of 19 bills in late ...

Two industry sources with knowledge of the matter told CNBC the Labour government is considering a review of the Online Safety Act, a law requiring social media firms to tackle illegal content. Top ...

The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote on Monday, advancing legislation ...

The legislation would impose stricter privacy rules and safeguards for children on the internet and social media, but concerns about free speech and fierce industry lobbying pose challenges. By Maya C ...

Last month, new rules requiring tech giants to implement age checks to prevent children from accessing pornographic material came into force in the U.K. The measures have ensnared platforms like ...

On Monday, the U.K.’s internet regulator, Ofcom, published the first set of final guidelines for online service providers subject to the Online Safety Act. This starts the clock ticking on the ...

The bipartisan legislation would impose stricter privacy rules and safeguards for children on the internet and social media, but free speech concerns and fierce industry lobbying pose obstacles. By ...

Bipartisan kids’ internet safety legislation is one step closer to reality as key House members announced an agreement including privacy and data broker provisions. House Energy and Commerce Chair ...

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are reviving their push for a landmark piece of legislation intended to boost kids’ safety and privacy online. The bipartisan pair of ...