United States of America: Kids Online Safety Act 2024 (HR 7891) failed to progress before the end of the 118th Congress

On 3 January 2025, the Kids Online Safety Act of 2024 was rejected after failing to pass before the 118th Congress adjourned. The Act would have required social media platforms must offer minors options to safeguard their data, turn off addictive features, and opt out of algorithm-based recommendations, with the strongest privacy settings enabled by default. Additionally, the Act would have required platforms to provide parents with tools to report harmful behaviour, establish an obligation for platforms to assess, prevent, and mitigate risks to minors, and share data with researchers to study the effects of social media on young users.