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The bill commissions an FTC review aimed at improving online safety for children and giving parents and policymakers clearer guidance, but it delays action for years and could raise compliance costs and reduce procedural oversight.
Children and teens under 17 and their parents will gain clearer age‑appropriate labels, improved online safety tools, and evidence‑based guidance if industry adopts the FTC's recommended practices.
Congress, federal agencies, and other stakeholders will receive a centralized, multi‑stakeholder report to inform future policy or regulatory decisions on child online safety.
Technology companies and platform workers could receive clear best‑practice recommendations that help standardize safety features and labeling across platforms.
Users and consumers (including parents and families) could face higher costs if recommended regulatory changes increase compliance expenses for platforms and tech firms and those costs are passed on.
Children and families will likely wait up to three years for the required report, delaying actionable changes and potential safety improvements during that period.
Exempting the review from the Paperwork Reduction Act may reduce opportunities for public comment and some paperwork safeguards, limiting transparency and external scrutiny.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the Federal Trade Commission to review industry efforts to keep people under 17 safe online, including parental controls, privacy settings, content labeling, and education. The FTC must begin the review within six months, consult experts and stakeholders, and deliver a findings-and-recommendations report to two congressional committees within three years; the Act is exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Directs the FTC to review industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, assess effectiveness, and report findings and recommendations to Congress within three years.
Introduced December 9, 2025 by Russell Fulcher · Last progress December 9, 2025