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COSA debate sharpens over duty-of-care and preemption as subcommittee advances amended bill
Summary
The Kids Online Safety Act (COSA) passed the subcommittee after an amendment in the nature of a substitute but prompted sustained Democratic objections over the absence of a duty-of-care, a weak knowledge standard, and broad federal preemption that could displace state protections.
The subcommittee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Kids Online Safety Act (COSA) and forwarded the bill to the full Energy and Commerce Committee following a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript. Members on both sides described COSA as a foundation of a multi-bill strategy to protect minors online, but Democrats repeatedly criticized the text as insufficiently protective.
What opponents said Democratic members including Rep. Castor, Rep. Schakowsky and others argued the bill lacks a statutory "duty of care" requiring platforms to design services that avoid foreseeable harms to minors.…
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