You may have heard about recent hearings and testimony led by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The CEOs of major social media platforms have been asked to collaborate with lawmakers and support some proposed legislation. Here are some excerpts from those proposals:
- The Stop CSAM Act would create a duty to report for online platforms within 60 days of finding out about child sexual abuse/exploitation materials on their services. Most social media platforms have voluntarily ramped up their reporting already in 2023, but there is no way to know what percentage of CSAM are going unreported. Many platforms are using both humans and AI to identify the CSAM they are reporting to the CyberTipline.
- The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would require platforms to restrict minors’ access to certain content by default and to provide parents with supervision tools for factors such as privacy and reporting. Some privacy experts are deeply concerned about the level of identification documentation users might be required to share with the companies behind these platforms due to the requirements for age verification the act would create.
You can read more about the hearing in this report from the Associated Press.