US Senate Passes the Kids Online Safety Act 91-3
On 30 July 2024 the U.S. Senate passed S. 2073, the Kids Online Safety Act, by a 91–3 vote. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation, a driver that strengthens Alternative sources of information index — an improving welfare path.
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On 30 July 2024 the U.S. Senate passed S. 2073, the Kids Online Safety Act, by a 91–3 vote. The official legislative history records Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn as sponsors and records Senate passage, not enactment; the bill did not become law in the 118th Congress.
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- FactUS Senate Passes the Kids Online Safety Act 91-3
- strengthensDriverDigital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation
- strengthensIndicators (4)Alternative sources of information index
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 30 July 2024 · verified
Imposing platform duties of care and default privacy for minors strengthens protective digital-rights regulation, though contested on speech grounds.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.26 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.52)
Observed
0.62 score from 0 to 1 · 0.23 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.35 score from 0 to 1 to 0.62 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)
Observed
45 Score · 45 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 43.8 Score to 45 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.4)
Above normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.35)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
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- FactUS Senate Passes the Kids Online Safety Act 91-3
- strengthensDriverDigital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation
- strengthensIndicatorAlternative sources of information index
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Factrail. (2026). US Senate Passes the Kids Online Safety Act 91-3. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/tech-fact-kosa-senate-passage-2024
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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