U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal spoke with students in West Hartford earlier this year to get their perspectives in advice of floor action on the bill that was passed this week.

By CTNewsJunkie Staff, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Calling it a “moving and historic day,” U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), are celebrating the Senate’s passage this week of their bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which was part of a package that also included the Children’s and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

In January, prior to a hearing on the bill, Blumenthal met with a group of students at West Hartford’s Conard High School to get their opinions about social media.

The legislation’s passage through the Senate is a victory and step forward for parents and advocates who have been demanding changes from giant social media companies to better protect children from bullying, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, addiction, self harm, and suicide while also broadening privacy protections through the separate bill that was attached through a procedural vote last week.

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