The Senate Commerce Committee is reviewing the "Kids Off Social Media" Act of 2025 (KOSMA), which aims to restrict children under 13 from accessing specific social media platforms. The bill proposes amendments to the Children's Internet Protection Act, potentially increasing surveillance in schools and affecting low-income families reliant on school-provided devices for internet access. Critics argue that these measures could infringe upon children's constitutional rights.

Several organizations, including CDT, ACLU, New America's Open Technology Institute, EFF, and Fight for the Future, have expressed concerns through a letter available on ACLU's website. They highlight that banning young people from social media would infringe upon their First Amendment rights and expand government control over online services access. Courts have previously found similar state-level restrictions likely violate the First Amendment.

The bill also plans to expand CIPA by incorporating invasive software into schools. Research indicates that some schools have misinterpreted CIPA requirements as mandating AI-driven monitoring of students. This has allowed tech companies to market unproven monitoring technologies for use against students in educational settings.

Schools face potential loss of E-Rate funding if they do not comply with KOSMA's provisions. Consequently, many have adopted content filtering technologies known to restrict student access to necessary information for coursework completion. Polling by CDT shows significant numbers of teachers and students reporting issues with assignment completion due to such technology. Marginalized students are particularly affected; approximately one-third of teachers note increased filtering or blocking of content related to gender-expansive students.

Additionally, KOSMA may disproportionately affect students who depend on school-provided internet and devices outside the classroom by reinforcing misconceptions about mandatory surveillance technology use.