TPA Condemns House Passage of Deeply Flawed KIDS Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kara Zupkus (224) 456-0257

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) today condemned the House of Representatives for passing the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, warning that these sweeping and poorly-defined regulatory mandates will erode privacy, burden innovation, and expand federal bureaucracy—while doing nothing meaningful to protect children online.

“Congress made a terrible mistake,” said David Williams, President of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. “Despite warnings by watchdog groups such as TPA, the House passed legislation that would undermine privacy, bolster bureaucracy, and erode constitutional rights. The KIDS Act won’t protect children—it will create a de facto national surveillance database while handing industry an impossible compliance burden.

“This is constitutional malpractice masquerading as child protection. The bill’s vague ‘know or should have known’ standard doesn’t just threaten children’s privacy—it threatens every American’s privacy. Platforms will have no choice but to implement sweeping age verification systems, forcing millions of users to hand over personal data to private companies with a documented history of catastrophic breaches. Congress just voted to lay the groundwork for a privacy disaster.

“We understand the Senate is pursuing its own version of kids’ online safety legislation, but we remain hopeful that both the House and Senate bills will ultimately fail before reaching the President’s desk. TPA will continue fighting to protect the constitutional rights and privacy of all Americans, and we urge the Senate to learn from the House’s mistake and reject this misguided legislation entirely.”