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Senate committee advances online child safety bills
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: A Senate committee advanced bills to improve children’s online safety, setting up a House dispute over liability for Meta and Google.
WHO: US Senate committee
WHAT: Advanced a package of bills aimed at improving children’s safety online
WHEN: Aug 05, 2026 at 10:45 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The bills were advanced to improve children’s online safety and tee up a showdown with the House over whether Meta and Google should be held liable for harms to minors.
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