House Commerce Members Want COPPA Update
House Commerce Committee members from both parties want an update to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), they said Thursday, urging support for two different bills. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., will reintroduce the Protecting the Information of Our Vulnerable…
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Children and Youth Act, an opt-in consent bill meant to give children and parents more control over data. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., voiced support for the Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today (Protect) Kids Act, which he introduced with Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. The privacy law must be updated to address an increasingly complex and digital world, said House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., during her subcommittee’s hearing. Kids have a new, “sad” reality because of COVID-19 and turn to social media more, said ranking member Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. Parents need help, and tech companies need to be held accountable, said Nusheen Ameenuddin, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Communications and Media Council. Congress has a responsibility to create a healthy internet for children, said Ariel Fox Johnson, Common Sense Media senior counsel-global policy.