Erin Popolo
@eam4874
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Mom of 2, 1 here (24) & 1 in heaven (FE 17) Mental Health, Suicide Prevention & anti-bullying advocate. #emmyschampions #emilymichaelamurillowashere #BEKIND
Kendall Park, NJ
Joined June 2012
They’ve lived the unthinkable — losing children to the harms of social media. Erin Popolo of Parents Rise🔥shares her story of turning grief into action and demands a new era of protective innovation,where safety is built in from the start. @eam4874
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I invite all Big Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman to testify under oath before my committee. Our country deserves to hear from them
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Meta spent nearly $20M in the first nine months of this year trying to kill bills like my Kids Online Safety Act. They have an army of 87 lobbyists - that’s one for every six Members of Congress. They can keep fighting us tooth and nail, but we won’t let them off the hook.
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Killing kids for profit is absurd. I’m introducing legislation to require age verification on AI chatbots so Big Tech cannot target our kids ever again
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"We are here today to begin to vindicate a simple principle, which is that the pursuit of profits by Silicon Valley should not consume and destroy America's children." @HawleyMO 🔥🔥🔥
Big Tech’s pursuit of profit is destroying our children. I’m introducing legislation to protect America’s children online
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@IssueOneReform’s latest report demonstrates #BigTech spending millions to combat accountability. #PassKOSA @NCOSE
Meta spent nearly $20M in the first nine months of this year trying to kill bills like my Kids Online Safety Act. They have an army of 87 lobbyists - that’s one for every six Members of Congress. They can keep fighting us tooth and nail, but we won’t let them off the hook.
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The impact of every child who has lost their life at the hands of Big Tech continues to echo. It will echo into the adoption of this legislation
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"The new AI revolution that we have been promised will only be good for the American people if it protects America's children." Powerful words by @HawleyMO. I was honored to be in the room for this press conference announcing landmark legislation to rein in predatory chatbots.
Big Tech’s pursuit of profit is destroying our children. I’m introducing legislation to protect America’s children online
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🆕 "You can’t get away from cyberbullying. It’s 24/7. McKenna did try to step away, especially in the days before she took her own life," PSOS members Cheryl & Hunter Brown share with @WFLA. Learn how KOSA will hold Big Tech accountable. #PassKOSA ⬇️ https://t.co/cqJiX6LA7O
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Nearly three years after 16-year-old McKenna Brown took her own life, her parents are calling for legislation to protect children from the dangers of the digital world.
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💬 “We need to protect our future generations because it’s a free-for-all out there right now.” ParentsSOS founding member Erin Popolo spoke to NJ Urban News about why Congress must step in and #PassKOSA to protect our kids online. 🔗 READ HERE ⬇️ https://t.co/azb2JWdyOw
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After her daughter’s suicide, a NJ mom leads efforts to hold Big Tech accountable for the mental health harms of social media on kids.
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It is an honor to receive this award from @childrenscreens. @SenBlumenthal and I are determined to get the Kids Online Safety Act to @realDonaldTrump’s desk to protect precious children online. Every day Congress fails to act puts more kids at risk of Big Tech’s exploitation.
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"A big piece of the social media warning label bill is providing resource information," PSOS founding member Bridgette Norring tells @MPRnews after Minnesota enacts the first social media warning label law in the U.S. 🔗 READ HERE ⬇️ https://t.co/n5TPtzo7IE
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Supporters say the pop-up messages could encourage Minnesotans, especially kids, to think twice about how much time they spend on sites. But social media companies argue that Minnesota’s law, the...
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⚠️“I think if Devin would have seen a warning ... that would have prompted him to acknowledge that he’s been on there too long” @parents4sos' Bridgette Norring remembers her late son Devin as Minnesota enacts a law requiring warning labels on social media
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Supporters say the pop-up messages could encourage Minnesotans, especially kids, to think twice about how much time they spend on sites. But social media companies argue that Minnesota’s law, the...
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💬 "Unfortunately, online harms are a lot more common than we realize." 🎧 Listen to PSOS founding member Jennie DeSerio's *FULL* uncut conversation with @foxnewsradio about online harms and why Congress must #PassKOSA without delay. ⬇️ https://t.co/L28dqH2DdS
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During the final congressional sprint on President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, a tug-of-war emerged between state and federal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. A House version of the bill...
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🙏🏼 ParentsSOS members are grateful to Sen. @MarshaBlackburn, @SenatorCollins, @SenatorCantwell, and @SenMarkey for their leadership in removing the AI state-law moratorium from the budget bill. Read on to learn how it will help protect kids online. ▶️
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We are profoundly grateful to Senators Marsha Blackburn (R – Tenn.), Susan Collins (R – Maine), Maria Cantwell (D – Wash.) and Ed Markey (D – Mass.) for their leadership in sponsoring the amendment...
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After Sen. @MarshaBlackburn led the fight against a state-level AI moratorium last week, PSOS member Jennie DeSerio spoke with @foxnewsradio to highlight "the real dangers our children face online" and why we must protect kids online. 🎧 LISTEN HERE 🔽
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This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that attacks on federal agents have increased by seven hundred percent. Recently, eleven people were arrested for a planned attack at...
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Our hearts ache for the families in Texas Hill Country who lost loved ones—especially children—in last weekend's floods. To the parents enduring the unimaginable pain of losing a child: You are not alone. We grieve alongside you.
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In @Newsweek, @ZephyrTeachout & I write how the #TikTok case has hindered #BigTech's use of First Amendment doctrines. TL/DR: the 1A can no longer be used as a tool for them to smother our liberties or act with reckless abandon.
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The Supreme Court categorically rejected the argument that the mere regulation of an algorithm raises First Amendment scrutiny.
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Senator Blackburn you are the GOAT! Thank you!!!
Yes, we did. I was pleased to introduce this amendment on behalf of our children, states, creators, and individuals nationwide. Thank you to the bipartisan group of colleagues who agreed with me on this. https://t.co/nZ0QMowrun
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Yes, we did. I was pleased to introduce this amendment on behalf of our children, states, creators, and individuals nationwide. Thank you to the bipartisan group of colleagues who agreed with me on this. https://t.co/nZ0QMowrun
washingtonpost.com
A GOP-led effort to stop states from regulating AI collapsed after a deal fell through, handing Silicon Valley a painful defeat.
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