INTERVIEW | Blackburn Bill Offers Parents ‘Toolbox’ Needed ‘to Help Monitor’ What Kids See Online

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🗓️ 16 May 2023

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A bipartisan bill “would give parents that toolbox that they need to help monitor what their children are seeing in the virtual space,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn says. “Kids are being exposed to things in the virtual space that we would never expose them to in the physical space, so it’s important for parents to have that toolbox, and it’s important to put the responsibility on these social mediaplatforms,” says Blackburn, R-Tenn., who on May 2 reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. “That is what this legislation does,” Blackburn says. “It requires these platforms to open up those algorithms and make them available not only to parents, but also to researchers, so that there can be a monitoring of the harms that children are exposed to.” The legislation was initially introduced in February 2022 and unanimously passed the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in July, according to the Tennessee senator’s office. However, “the clock ran out before we got it off the floor,” Blackburn says. Blackburn joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the legislation and how its requirements would be implemented. She also discusses the end of the public health measure known as Title 42, and how that will affect illegal immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kids are being exposed to things in the virtual space that we would never expose them to, in the physical space.
0:09.0	And it's important to put the responsibility on the social media platform.
0:21.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, May 16.
0:25.0	I'm Samantha Cheris, and that was Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
0:31.0	Earlier this month, Senator Blackburn and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut reintroduced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act.
0:40.0	According to the Senator's office, the legislation, which is supported by over 30 senators, both Republicans and Democrats, requires social media platforms to put the well-being of children first, ensuring an environment that is safe by default.
0:56.0	Senator Blackburn joins today's episode of the Daily Signal Podcast to discuss her legislation plus the chaos at the border with the public health measure Title 42 being lifted.
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2:06.0	Joining today's show is Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
2:10.0	Senator Blackburn is a member of the Commerce Science and Transportation Committee, the Finance Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Veterans Affairs Committee.
2:19.0	Senator, thank you so much for joining us.
2:21.0	I'm delighted to join you. Thank you.
2:23.0	Of course, now, earlier this month, you and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the Kids Online Safety Act.
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