COPPA V2 (KIDS Act)

[thevideoguy]

Ed Markey, the Democrat senator who wrote the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), has co-introduced a new bill that, if passed, would force platforms with users under the age of 16 to radically alter the way they operate.

“As children and teens increasingly spend their time on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat, Congress has yet to implement key safeguards that protect young people’s wellbeing in the current digital media environment,” Markey and fellow bill cowriter Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a statement.

Markey added, “Powerful apps push kids to buy products at every turn online, and top platforms are saturated with disturbing content that no kid should ever be exposed to.”

If passed, their bill, the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act, would force platforms to disable core features such as video autoplay, likes or upvotes, push notifications, and any feature that rewards young users with “badges or other visual award symbols based on elevated levels of engagement with the platform.” That last one is vague, but could potentially target YouTube’s Channel Memberships and Twitch subscriptions (which commonly reward special badges or emojis).

The KIDS Act would also make it illegal for platforms to recommend literally any kind of branded or sponsored content to users under the age of 16. In the bill, Markey and Blumenthal specifically accuse influencer marketing of “expos[ing] children to marketing that is inherently manipulative or purposely disguised as entertainment or other information.”

The KIDS Act wouldn’t force platforms like YouTube to remove unboxing videos, or sponsored content, or influencer marketing, but it would make it illegal for them to “direct” (recommend via algorithm) or “expose” (show at all?) these kinds of content to users under 16.

Source: James Hale, TubeFilter (https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/03/...ct-youtube-sponsored-content-unboxing-videos/)

KIDS Act: https://www.scribd.com/document/450477446/KIDS-Act-2020#from_embed

 

[moonshine7000]

Another reason to hate politicians keep passing dumbass laws.

 

[speedyallan77]

why tf they doing this. they already passed coppa now they arent satisfied?
they wanna make things even worse? tf?

i just dont understand why the politicians dont have people who undertsTAND tech and modern generation and how these decisions would affect these platforms as a whole.

this is really sad stuff.


every change the frickin make,,makes things worse

 

[moonshine7000]

why tf they doing this. they already passed coppa now they arent satisfied?
they wanna make things even worse? tf?

i just dont understand why the politicians dont have people who undertsTAND tech and modern generation and how these decisions would affect these platforms as a whole.

this is really sad stuff.


every change the frickin make,,makes things worse

It goes more deeper than that its the censorship of the internet as a whole.They are using the kids as the justification for their narrative.

 

[EuforijaKg]

Yep, I also think it's about censorship and has nothing to do with actually protecting kids.

Legacy media also losing a lot to social media and they for sure are not happy about that and lobbying for these stupid laws.

 

[proxygo]

because these political people, who take bribes, do back rooms deals
feel that have the right to censor and lecture the public from
there little bubble

 

[Heiko]

Another reason to hate politicians keep passing dumbass laws.

Yep, I also think it's about censorship and has nothing to do with actually protecting kids.

Legacy media also losing a lot to social media and they for sure are not happy about that and lobbying for these stupid laws.

Agreed. These fuckers just want censorship and power over the internet. Has nothing to do with protecting kids whatsoever.

 

[Blake448]

Ed Markey, the Democrat senator who wrote the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), has co-introduced a new bill that, if passed, would force platforms with users under the age of 16 to radically alter the way they operate.

“As children and teens increasingly spend their time on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat, Congress has yet to implement key safeguards that protect young people’s wellbeing in the current digital media environment,” Markey and fellow bill cowriter Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a statement.

Markey added, “Powerful apps push kids to buy products at every turn online, and top platforms are saturated with disturbing content that no kid should ever be exposed to.”

If passed, their bill, the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act, would force platforms to disable core features such as video autoplay, likes or upvotes, push notifications, and any feature that rewards young users with “badges or other visual award symbols based on elevated levels of engagement with the platform.” That last one is vague, but could potentially target YouTube’s Channel Memberships and Twitch subscriptions (which commonly reward special badges or emojis).

The KIDS Act would also make it illegal for platforms to recommend literally any kind of branded or sponsored content to users under the age of 16. In the bill, Markey and Blumenthal specifically accuse influencer marketing of “expos[ing] children to marketing that is inherently manipulative or purposely disguised as entertainment or other information.”

The KIDS Act wouldn’t force platforms like YouTube to remove unboxing videos, or sponsored content, or influencer marketing, but it would make it illegal for them to “direct” (recommend via algorithm) or “expose” (show at all?) these kinds of content to users under 16.

Source: James Hale, TubeFilter (https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/03/06/coppa-senator-ed-markey-kids-act-youtube-sponsored-content-unboxing-videos/)

KIDS Act: https://www.scribd.com/document/450477446/KIDS-Act-2020#from_embed

They just want something to put on their resume.

McCain tried to ban UFC as well.