Contact Congress about H.R. 6484: Kids Online Safety Act

Large online platforms would have to turn on stronger safety and privacy settings for known minors. Parents and minors would get more control tools, and platforms would face audits, ad limits, and enforcement if they break the rules.

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Kids Online Safety Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Latest action on H.R. 6484: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects minors who use large online platforms, their parents, and the companies that run those services. Kids and teens could see more limits, warnings, and default protections on their accounts. Parents, especially of children under 13, could get more control over settings, purchases, and time spent online. Platforms would have to change product design, notices, reporting systems, audits, and compliance work.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it could change the rules for many of the apps and websites that kids and teens use every day. It tries to reduce serious harms and give families more control, while setting one national standard instead of different rules in every state. It also puts real compliance costs and legal pressure on platforms through audits, reporting duties, and enforcement. The biggest unknown is how platforms would identify minors and apply these rules without creating new privacy or speech problems.

Key provisions in H.R. 6484

• The bill covers certain large public online platforms. They must have user accounts, user posts, engagement features, and data-based ads or recommendations.
• Platforms would have to set and enforce reasonable rules to address listed harms to minors. Those harms include physical threats, sexual exploitation, some illegal or age-limited products, and deceptive money scams.
• Known minors would get the strongest privacy and safety settings by default. Known children under 13 would also get parental tools turned on by default.
• Platforms would have to give minors tools to control who can contact them. They would also have to offer ways to limit compulsive features and time spent on the platform.
• Platforms could not help serve ads for narcotic drugs, cannabis, tobacco, gambling, or alcohol to users they know are minors.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6484

What is H.R. 6484?

Large online platforms would have to turn on stronger safety and privacy settings for known minors. Parents and minors would get more control tools, and platforms would face audits, ad limits, and enforcement if they break the rules.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 6484?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 6484?

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