COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time The measure for protecting children and teens' personal data could once more fail in the House. By Anna Washenko Updated: March 6, 2026 11:39 am EST Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. …
… "So far, Ofcom has driven some of the strongest changes of any online safety regulation in the world, from widespread age checks to grooming protections for children. …
… The framework also says carveout states should be allowed to enforce "their own generally applicable laws protecting children, such as prohibitions on child sexual abuse material, even where such material is generated by AI." The energy-use and environmental impact of AI infrastructure is a going c… …