US House child safety plan shows movement on preemption, ‘knowledge’
By Emma Whitford ( June 23, 2026, 21:35 GMT | Comment) -- As the ink dries on the US House’s latest children’s safety legislative package, Republicans appear to have made substantive concessions in areas including state law preemption and what constitutes “knowledge” of minors online. Whether this will sway critics of the chamber’s approach to regulating social media platforms and chatbots is less clear. As the ink dries on the US House’s latest kids’ safety legislative package, Republicans appear to have made substantive concessions in areas including state law preemption and what constitutes “knowledge” of minors online. Whether this will sway critics of the chamber’s approach to regulating social media platforms and chatbots is less clear....
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