Sen. John Cornyn pushes for laws to protect kids online [Video]

RICHARDSON, Texas – Texas Sen. John Cornyn wants more federal protections for kids on social media – what many parents would consider common sense rules. But getting Congress to agree is another matter.

Recently, there has been a lot of focus from the Texas Legislature and Congress on protecting teens online.

While two bills backed by Sen. Cornyn overwhelmingly passed the Senate, it will be a tougher fight in the House.

One bill is known as the Kids Online Safety Act or KOSA. The other is the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA.

Cornyn had a roundtable at a Richardson ISD school on Thursday with leaders, doctors, and some student cyberbullying victims in attendance.

He said KOSA would create a “duty of care,” a legal term that would require companies to take steps to prevent harm.

Social media companies would also have to prevent and mitigate harm to children, including …