House vote sets up Senate clash over kids' online safety

After garnering broad bipartisan support, House lawmakers fast-tracked a package of kids' online safety measures, including a version of the Kids Online Safety Act, and sent it to the Senate. The bill passed in a 267-117 vote. The House version of KOSA does not include "duty of care" language—which would require platforms to take reasonable steps to mitigate harms stemming from design features like endless scroll or algorithmic recommendations. Proponents say the provision is key to holding tech companies accountable. The House package includes preemption language that critics say would make it more difficult to sue social media companies for design features. If that language were law, it would have prevented landmark social media cases in California, said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). "Let me be clear. The Senate is not interested in having these cases preempted," she said.