Protecting children's safety online is back on Congress' agenda.
Protecting children's safety online is back on Congress' agenda as a number of states rush to pass their own bills that would force tech companies to change how they design products for younger users.The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday focused on protecting children online, marking a new push in Congress on the issue.
A trio of Democratic senators introduced a new bill Monday, the Clean Slate for Kids Online Act, which would give U.S. citizens a right to demand tech companies delete personal information collected before a child turned 13.In a Congress that's mostly bitterly divided, Republicans and Democrats agree that social media and tech can harm kids' mental health.Lawmakers think Congress has an impetus to act as U.S. states get impatient and pass their own bills.
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