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Blackburn presses for kids online safety bill

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pushing for the passage of kids’ online safety legislation in the face of growing concern about the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on young users.

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Blackburn, who has long advocated for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), is doubling down on her calls to get the legislation across the finish line in the wake of recent revelations that Meta deemed “sensual” chatbot conversations acceptable for children.

KOSA, which the Tennessee Republican reintroduced earlier this year, seeks to regulate the features tech companies can offer kids online and reduce the addictive nature and mental health impacts of their platforms.

“We’ve been on this for five years, trying to get

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