<2> COPPA 2.0 Passes the Senate Again, Unanimously This Time
<3> Background on COPPA 2.0
<>Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the < class="link" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/836/text" target="_blank">Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, aims to create new protections for younger users online, such as blocking platforms from collecting their personal data without consent.
<3> Modernizing COPPA
<>COPPA 2.0 is a modernized take on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, attempting to address recent changes in common online activities, like targeted advertising, that could prove harmful to minors. Lawmakers have made several < class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/senators-reintroduce-coppa-20-bill-to-tighten-child-safety-online-165043087.html" target="_blank">attempts to get this bipartisan bill through. While it has made varying amounts of < class="link" href="https://www.eng