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In late March, tech giants Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Google suffered back-to-back legal defeats.
Recent jury verdicts ordered Meta and Google to pay millions for harms to children online.
KEY POINTS
- Most child safety bills in Congress lack provisions targeting actual predators and enforcement mechanisms.
- Tech companies, especially Meta, are the main reporters of child sexual abuse to authorities.
- The Renewed Hope Act is more likely to pass than the larger Invest in Child Safety Act.
- Advocates warn that passing weak internet safety laws may prevent future, more effective action.
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