they say that kosa would censor free speech. and it will not. kosa is a product-designed bill. it is not a contact bill. now, there's some out there that say, well, it's going to give all this authority to the ftc. it does not. it does not increase the authority of the ftc. it's important to note that there is no new rule making power for the ftc in kosa nor any ability to create rules about content. so they are lying. the lobbyists and some of the house staffers that are listening to these lobbyists, madam president, they re spreading falsehoods. it should come to a stop. our children deserve better. now, we know that what kosa will do is put in place tools for parents. and, of course, big tech is out here spreading lies and having their lobbyists spread lies because they want to evade accountability on this. i have even heard this. i have heard of staffers in the house and lobbyists bragging that they've been able to kill kosa, that they're going to keep this profit center going, that they've been able to kill this bill. it is absolutely disgusting that they would agree with

obviously, you see some of those bills that haven't been passed bubbling back up again — one of them is kosais is an act that looks to create some sort of regulations for the kinds of features that you have in tech and social media, what they offer kids online — in particular, some of those harmful features that create addictive behaviour. i mean, we adults, of course, are addicted to our phones, as well, and to our social media platforms. we've all been doom—scrolling in the past, you know, i can't deny it either. but it's particularly harmful for children, of course — and elon musk, who as we know is now a very close adviser to president—elect trump — he and x actually worked on the language of this bill, and now supports this bill. and itjust made me think about the different, again, countercurrents that you'll see coming in in this administration. on the one hand, you have people like the vice president—electjd vance, who's been very critical of big tech — he's talked about breaking up google, he's talked about meta and other companies having an anti—conservative bias that needs to be ta

lamont, thank you for your bid on kosa. i know we appreciate that support and senator blumenthal and i have worked tirelessly to make sure that kids are protected in the virtual space. one of the things that is so troubling is that there are not protections against gambling for kids in the virtual space. it seems to be pretty easy. unfortunately, and we know that it is harmful, it is addictive, and what more can be done to keep children from participating? >> senator, thank you for the question, and thank you for your leadership on this issue. there are two initial thoughts that come to mind. the first deals with the overall normalization of the relationship between gambling and sports. if you are a 12-year-old child, you don't know sports without it being attached to gambling. i urge the members of the committee to watch a primetime basketball game on network television, and you will see that during the pregame show at 3:00 in the afternoon, pregame show is sponsored by a gambling company. they are talking about betting. t

and kosa has been in the house, as is said, since july, and it has stopped over there because there are falsehoods that are being peddled by the big-tech lobbyists about this legislation, including one that they've made up, a falsehood they keep saying, well, cosa would lead to censorship. nothing is further from the truth because this is not a content bill. it is a product design bill. so to put this false narrative to rest, senator blumenthal and i worked with elon musk and ex-ceo linda yucarino to update the text to make sure that cosa will safeguard free speech while protecting children online. to be clear, no one is probably more qualified to speak on the issue of free speech than elon musk. among the changes in language that reaffirm that cosa does not permit the government to penalize platforms based on users' viewpoints or alter existing protections for third-party content under section 230, these are protections that have been put in place. with the new changes, both elon musk and donald trump jr. are now publicly calling on the house to immediately pass the bill, which is also

there's been great work done on kosa.e still some concern about the free speech components of that, whether it might lead to further censorship by the government, a proud conservative voices for example. we are working through that. i'm grateful for the hard work this been done and for the support behind. i think all of us when her% of us support the principles behind it but you've got to get this one right when you're dealing s . under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. first, could we have order, madam president. the presiding officer: come to order. mr. schumer: thank you. i thank my friend, senator wyden, for coming to the floor to champion something i've been very supportive of, and he has carried the bipartisan press act, a bill every person in this room, whether they be senators, journalists, citizens should want to see