By Caroline Kropka
On February 15, 2024, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) finally passed the Senate with over 60 backers.[1] The bill, which was first introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in 2022, seeks to–in the Senators’ words–”protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.”[2] In particular, KOSA purports to target social media and the harmful effects it can have on children.[3]
By Nathan Crispo
The Facebook, now just Facebook, launched in February of 2004.[1] It took just one day for the site to get over one thousand users.[2] As of 2024, Facebook has more than three billion monthly users and over two billion daily users.[3] While Facebook is one of the earliest social media platforms that is still widely used today,[4] it is far from alone in having billions of users. As of January 2024, at least six different social media platforms have more than one billion users.[5] Social media has become ubiquitous; more than five billion people worldwide are social media users.[6]
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