Senate Advances Bills to Protect Children’s Online Safety and Privacy

The new legislation significantly updates a decades-old law to safeguard children’s safety on the internet.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during the weekly Senate presser in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Senate has cleared procedural hurdles for two bills that protect children’s safety and privacy online, readying them for a floor vote with a guaranteed passage next Tuesday.

The new legislation significantly updates a decades-old law to safeguard children’s safety on the internet. The rules for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) became effective in 2000, four years before Facebook was created.