Oppose KOSA and COPPA 2.0
Congress is actively considering two major pieces of children's online safety legislation: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S. 1748, 119th Congress) and COPPA 2.0, an update to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Both bills have advanced through committee markups in the House and Senate, with KOSA reintroduced in the Senate in May 2025 and COPPA 2.0 receiving a full House Energy and Commerce Committee markup in March 2025.
Critics — including civil liberties organizations, digital rights advocates, and some legal scholars — argue that these bills, while well-intentioned, contain provisions that could restrict free expression, mandate broad content filtering that may suppress lawful speech, require invasive age-verification systems that undermine user privacy, and impose vague "duty of care" standards that could be weaponized to censor disfavored content. Opponents warn that rushing flawed legislation could create more harm than good, chilling online discourse and exposing users' personal data through mandatory identity checks.
Constituents who oppose these bills urge their federal representatives to vote against KOSA (S. 1748) and COPPA 2.0 in their current forms, and to instead pursue narrowly tailored alternatives that protect children online without compromising the privacy, free expression, or civil liberties of all internet users.
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Hello, I am an assistant calling on behalf of a constituent, {{first_name}} {{last_name}} from {{city}}, {{state}} zip code {{zip_code}}. The constituent is calling to urge {{representative_name}} to vote NO on the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1748) and COPPA 2.0 in their current forms. While protecting children online is a shared goal, the constituent believes these bills contain serious flaws: they impose vague "duty of care" mandates that could lead to broad censorship of lawful content, require invasive age-verification systems that put users' private data at risk, and grant government authorities wide discretion to determine what content is acceptable for minors — powers that could be misused to suppress legitimate speech. The constituent respectfully asks {{representative_name}} to oppose these bills as written and to work toward narrowly tailored legislation that addresses children's online safety without undermining the privacy and free expression rights of all Americans. Please record this constituent's opposition and have a staff member note it for {{representative_name}}'s consideration. Thank you.
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I am calling on behalf of {{first_name}} {{last_name}}, a constituent from {{city}}, {{state}} {{zip_code}}. The constituent is calling to urge {{representative_name}} to vote NO on the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1748) and COPPA 2.0 in their current forms. They believe these bills, as written, pose serious risks to free expression and user privacy through overbroad content mandates and invasive age-verification requirements. They ask {{representative_name}} to oppose these bills and instead pursue narrowly tailored alternatives that protect children without compromising the civil liberties of all internet users. You may contact me at {{phone_number}} to discuss further.