Kids Online Safety & Media Act (KOSMA)
Combined KOSA + COPPA 2.0 package extending protections to all minors under 17, with mandatory age verification. Passed the Senate 91-3 in July 2024 (118th Congress) but the House never voted and the bill expired on Jan 3, 2025. Must be reintroduced and repassed in the 119th Congress. Component bills KOSA and COPPA 2.0 have been individually reintroduced.
Key Provisions
What KOSMA requires
Extends COPPA protections from under-13 to all minors under 17
Requires platforms to obtain verifiable parental consent for data collection on minors
Mandates age verification mechanisms on platforms likely to be used by children
Prohibits targeted advertising to minors under 17
Creates an Eraser Button — right for minors to delete personal data
Establishes Kids Online Safety Council within the FTC
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for KOSMA
Algorithm Feed Control
algorithmicDisables personalized algorithmic feeds and switches to chronological or non-profiled content delivery.
Age Gate
access controlEnforces age verification requirements and restricts access to age-inappropriate content or features.
Parental Consent Gate
otherEnforces parental consent gate rules across connected platforms.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by KOSMA
MCP Enforcement
Enforce KOSMA with a single API call
// Enforce KOSMA — full minor protections
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "KOSMA",
rules: ["algo_feed_control",
"age_gate"]
}
→ YouTube chronological + verified ✓
→ Instagram age gate + safe feed ✓
→ TikTok algo off + age check ✓
→ Roblox verified minor account ✓
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