US House passes kids online safety package, heads to Senate
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a repackaged version of the Kids Online Safety Act on Monday, approving the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act in a 267-117 vote. Built from portions of 14 separate digital safety bills, the package was fast-tracked under a process requiring a two-thirds majority and now heads to the Senate.

The legislation pairs two major thrusts. [b]It requires age verification to access adult content online, and it sets new safety rules for minors on social media, including stronger default privacy settings, parental controls, and limits on design features that drive compulsive use.

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