Senator @marshablackburn is putting our kids first by spearheading the Kids Online Safety Act. It’s been nearly 3 years since KOSA was first drafted and it has been through the ringer with Big Tech lobbying at every turn. Sen. Blackburn has stayed the course and for that, parents thank you.
@sentedcruz thank you for your ongoing work to add protections for our kids on social media. Your words today were powerful and parents support KOSA and COPPA 2.0. Let’s get them moving in the House!
Thank you Senator Klobuchar for being such an incredible advocate for kids safety! Sen. Klobuchar’s full statement is available on the Scrolling 2 Death YouTube channel.
@senatorrandpaul blaming parents for social media harms. Today Rand Paul was the only Senator to vote against the Kids Online Safety Act. 86 to 1. I want to say I’m sorry to the parents who were in attendance at today’s hearing. Parents who have lost children to an online harm and had to sit there and be blamed for it. Shame on you, Senator Paul.
TikTok sent a team member to my panel today. Wish we could have met, Caulder! Would love to ask you why TikTok is pushing suicide content to children.
Did you know that Snapchat aggressively asks to connect your contacts, over and over and over? And when we’re talking about children, that would be giving Snap access to other children. How is that OK?
Senator Blumenthal discusses the lessons in democracy we have learned from long journey of the Kids Online Safety Act.
Today is about the parents who became the voices of tragedy.
These parents are the heroes of our generation. They alone are paving the way in making social media safer for kids.
Their stories are featured on the Scrolling 2 Death podcast. Please listen to the stories that are hard to hear, but could save your child’s life.
Every time Ava Smithing speaks, I listen.
“We get to visualize a future where young people have control over their lives and parents don’t live in fear.”
This week, hashtag#KOSA goes for a vote in the Senate. We are one step closer to kids online safety becoming a reality.
A brave mom named Tracy Ann Bancroft shared her son’s struggles with an eating disorder, influenced by social media.
Tracy and other parents gathered in D.C. today to support the Kids Online Safety Act, which will be brought to the Senate floor this week for a vote.
Thank you to Tracy for sharing your story to protect our children! #PassKOSA
Senator Chuck Schumer announced today that he will bring KOSA and COPPA to the floor for a vote in the Senate.
This is a HUGE day for parents everywhere. We are one step closer to getting our kids protected online and holding #socialmedia companies liable for putting them in harm’s way.
Thank you to every parent who has spoken up about their loss, in order to protect our children. What an honor it has been to get to know some of you.
Thousands of families, like Teddy’s, are suing social media companies like TikTok and Snapchat for knowingly creating a harmful and addictive product that targets children’s vulnerabilities. And guess what, it works. They’re making billions off of our children’s pain.
Should we keep letting them do this?
Don’t let your kids have unrestricted access to the internet, on any device. It can be deadly. Listen to today’s episode of #Scrolling2Death to learn more. RIP: Isabel Nugent (forever 15)
“Could you imagine if these companies made it as easy to protect privacy as to compromise it?” Full deep dive into Snapchat with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett of @socialmediavictimslawcenter available now on Scrolling 2 Death. #podcast
Instagram basically turned into Porbhub this week. Not cool, @instagram.
Snap, Inc’s blatant disregard for our children’s safety is criminal. #speedfilter #onlineharms
Social media platforms prioritize dangerous, deadly content like the choking challenge.
Thousands of kids have died from the choking challenge, including Griffin “Bubba” McGrath. My conversation with his mom Annie is coming soon.
What really shocked me is the fact that even when a user reports a deadly challenge video on TikTok or YouTube or Snapchat, it stays up…for years, inspiring more and more deaths.
“I can’t let social media influence you more than our family does.” The teachers I’ve been talking to are so incredibly wise! #TeachersTalk
Social Media & Big Tech highlights for this week:
❗️Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Triggers #SocialMedia Conspiracies
❗️Belief in Conspiracy Theories Higher Among Teens Than Adults (via @counterhate)
❗️Latest String of Nefarious Activity on #Snapchat Concerns Parents
❗️#Meta Stock Plunges
❗️Trump Points Finger at Meta for Teen Suicide Rates
❗️Billionaire Jeff Yass May Be The Donor Behind Trump’s #TikTok FlipFlop
The lengths that kids will go to keep their eyes on the phone. #phonefreeschools
Yesterday I had a very important conversation with @titaniajordan about the effect of phones at school. Dropping soon on the Scrolling 2 Death podcast.
