Dozens of tech safety groups urge House to reject KIDS package

Nearly 100 groups focused on digital or kids safety are calling on House leaders to reject the latest version of a kids onine safety package, dubbed the KIDS Act, which could hit the House floor as early as next Monday under a fast-tracked process.

The groups, in the letter sent Friday, said they are concerned the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which includes the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), weakens proposed protections for online users and “lets Big Tech off the hook.”

Signatories include the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), the youth-led coalition Design It for Us, the tech watchdog group Tech Oversight Project and artificial intelligence safety advocacy group Encode.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) announced Monday the two came to an agreement on the KIDS Act, months after negotiations fell apart.

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The lawmakers said they “worked across the aisle for many months” and found “common ground on policies to significantly improve the digital environment for kids.”

According to next week’s House schedule, the KIDS........

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