‘Big Tech or families?’ Parents reignite fight for online safety laws

New York — 

A group of parents and advocates are heading to Capitol Hill this week in a renewed push for online safety legislation, hoping to build on the momentum of court wins against social media companies last month.

Around 60 parents who say their children were harmed or died because of tech platforms are set to travel from around the country to hold a vigil and speaking event Tuesday afternoon on the Capitol’s west lawn. They also aim to meet with individual lawmakers to advocate for federal legislation that would force tech companies to change their platforms

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