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posted by janrinok on Saturday January 11 2020, @06:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the think-of-the-children dept.

House lawmakers introduce bill to update children's online privacy law:

A pair of House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to update a decades-old law designed to protect children's online privacy. The bill comes amid growing concern that children are encountering increasingly sophisticated threats online.

The Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today Act (PDF), introduced by Republican Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan and Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, aims to strengthen the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) to address the ever-evolving digital landscape, the lawmakers said.

"Children today are more connected online and face dangers that we could not have imagined years ago," Walberg said in a statement. "While advancements in technology allows for many benefits, it also poses a risk for our kids."

The legislation would allow parents to force companies to delete any private information they've collected about their children. It would also raise the raise the age of parental consent protections from the current 13 years of age to 16.


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  • (Score: 2) by Booga1 on Saturday January 11 2020, @11:30PM (3 children)

    by Booga1 (6333) on Saturday January 11 2020, @11:30PM (#942340)

    Forgot a couple of other groups that benefit. Large corporations and lawyers in general.
    More laws mean higher barriers to entry for new competitors. Regulatory capture, etc...

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @02:15AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @02:15AM (#942379)

    COPPA 2.0 will hasten the death of YouTube and benefit the Russian and Chinese replacements waiting in the wings.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @04:53AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @04:53AM (#942413)

      Does anyone provide their real age to youtube?

      • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @05:50AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 12 2020, @05:50AM (#942430)

        https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2019/11/youtube-channel-owners-your-content-directed-children [ftc.gov]

        YouTubers are now afraid of getting fined $42,530 per video if the FTC determines it is improper content for kids. If you label it as kid content, features will be disabled and you can get fined. If you don't label it as kid content, you will get less monetization and you can get fined. More laws will make it more confusing.

        YouTube is #1 but it will die if creators can't monetize their content.