Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act Gains Momentum in U.S. House

The article covers the advancement of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, outlining supporters' arguments that the bill empowers parents and increases platform transparency and critics' concerns about weak accountability measures such as a permissive “knowledge standard,” lack of a statutory duty of care, and potential preemption of stronger state laws; it also summarizes related proposals addressing app-store liability and AI/chatbot risks to children.