Congress expands child privacy rules, restricts data broker sales to minors
H.R. 7757 — KIDS Act · Filed by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The KIDS Act creates a comprehensive federal framework to protect children and teens online. It establishes new rules for how websites and apps can collect and use data from minors under 18, requires educational campaigns about internet safety, creates a federal Kids Internet Safety Partnership to develop best practices, strengthens the existing COPPA law to cover teens and mobile apps, and creates a registry of data brokers selling children's information. The bill also funds research on chatbots' mental health effects on minors.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to expand federal privacy protections for minors online by amending COPPA, restricting data broker sales of children's data, and mandating safety education and best-practice development. It is fundamentally a regulatory tightening, not a deregulation or carve-out.
What the text implies
- The bill extends COPPA's reach to teens (14–17), a significant expansion that may affect social media platforms' business models more than the original child-focused rule.
- The data broker registry and $22,500+ annual registration fee may create barriers to entry for smaller data brokers, potentially consolidating the industry among larger players with compliance resources.
The full analysis lists 5 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
Compliance and privacy technology vendors; Age verification and identity service providers; Educational content creators and safety consultants