Key facts
- Conservative parent groups are advocating for stronger online safety rules for minors.
- The groups oppose broad immunity for Big Tech companies.
- They want lawmakers to build upon existing state laws rather than preempt them.
- Senator Ted Cruz is considering measures related to children's online safety and chatbots.
- Preemption provisions in such legislation are still under negotiation.
Conservative parent groups, including MAGA-aligned Moms for Liberty, are rallying behind proposed online safety rules for children, urging lawmakers to prioritize parental empowerment and resist granting broad immunity to Big Tech companies. The groups, led by the Institute for Families and Technology, sent a letter to Congress emphasizing that "duty of care" requirements should hold tech firms accountable for harms to minors.