United States of America: Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA/HR 7890) including content moderation regulation failed to pass in the House of Representatives

On 3 January 2025, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA/HR 7890), the companion Bill of S 1418, was rejected after failing to pass before the 118th Congress adjourned. The Act would have prohibited online platforms, mobile applications, and connected devices from making or enabling a child or minor to post content or information containing personal data. The Act would have required platforms to implement mechanisms allowing minors and parents to delete content they posted that contains personal data and make such information available to users. Finally, the Act would have prohibited platforms from deleting content that contains personal information about a user if that content was republished or resubmitted by another person.