WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will mark up 18 bills as a part of an overall package aimed at protecting children online.
Last week, NetChoice submitted a statement for the record detailing our legal expertise and thoughts on the specific proposals in front of the Committee.
“We appreciate the diligent efforts of Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis as they work to carefully address the challenging issue of kids’ online safety through this subcommittee markup. Congress must work towards creating effective, evidence-based solutions that strike the appropriate balance between empowering families and holding true bad actors accountable while avoiding unintended consequences, like weakening constitutional guarantees and essential cybersecurity protections,” said Amy Bos, NetChoice Vice President of Government Affairs.
Bos continued: “NetChoice works every day to make the internet safe for both free expression and free enterprise, and we share in the Committee’s aim of wanting to protect young people in the digital age. We look forward to continuing the work on these proposals to achieve impactful safety improvements for children while respecting the protected rights of all Americans.”
Read NetChoice’s Statement for the Record HERE.
NetChoice has been on the front lines of defending Americans’ free speech rights and the online services they use to ensure meaningful solutions are created to protect children without limiting access to information. Our Digital Safety Shield for America provides lawmakers with evidence-based solutions that protect kids, empower parents and stop digital criminals while still ensuring Americans’ rights are preserved.
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