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Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies

accountable for harmful content

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
and BARBARA ORTUTAY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Senate overwhelmingly
passed legislation Tuesday
that is designed to protect
children from dangerous on-
line content, pushing forward
with what would be the first
major effort by Congress in
decades to hold tech com-
panies more accountable for
the harm that they cause.
The bill, which passed 91-3,
has been pushed by parents
of children who died by sui-
cide after online bullying or
have otherwise been harmed
by online content. It would
force companies to take rea-
sonable steps to prevent harm
on online platforms frequently
used by minors, requiring them
to exercise "duty of care" and
ensure that they generally
default to the safest settings
possible. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., right, listens while Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, offers remarks following the Senate Democrats
policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington.
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