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The bill aims to improve child online safety by producing evidence-based guidance and best-practice recommendations for industry and policymakers, but it delays implementation, may raise compliance costs passed to consumers, and reduces some procedural paperwork safeguards.
Children and teens under 17 are likely to see improved online safety tools and clearer age-appropriate labeling if industry adopts the review's recommendations.
Parents will receive evidence-based guidance and recommended practices to better protect their children online.
Industry could get clear best-practice recommendations that help standardize safety features and labeling across platforms, making implementation more consistent for tech firms and users.
Tech platforms may face new regulatory recommendations that raise compliance costs, which could be passed on to consumers (including parents and families).
A three-year reporting deadline delays actionable changes, meaning children and families may wait years for industry-wide or policy improvements.
Exempting the review from the Paperwork Reduction Act could reduce public comment scrutiny and paperwork safeguards around the review process.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the FTC to review industry measures for online safety of minors, evaluate effectiveness, and report recommendations to Congress and agencies within 3 years.
Official title: To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.
Introduced December 9, 2025 by Russell Fulcher · Last progress December 9, 2025
Requires the Federal Trade Commission to review and report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors (under 17). The FTC must begin the review within 6 months of enactment, consult with parents, industry, and experts, evaluate tools and practices (education, parental controls, labeling, privacy/safety settings), and deliver findings and recommendations to congressional commerce committees within 3 years. The law is limited in scope: it mandates a study, review, and a written report with recommendations, and it exempts the review from the Paperwork Reduction Act paperwork requirements.