from the not-the-flex-dc-thinks-it-is dept Earlier this week, OpenAI became the latest tech company to publicly endorse KOSA , the Kids Online Safety Act. The company, conveniently, tries to frame this as being about its support of child safety. It’s not. It’s about political horse trading, desperation for good publicity, and building a regulatory moat. KOSA would help create stronger online protections for young social media users through safer default settings, expanded parental controls, and greater accountability for online harms. The path forward on kids safety, however, also requires AI-specific rules. And we believe KOSA is complementary to the work we’re doing at the federal and state level. Young people should be able to benefit from AI in ways that are safe, age-appropriate, and grounded in real-world support, including referrals to crisis resources and parental notifications in serious safety situations.…