Cruz Gives Support to Passage of Kids Online Safety Act

U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for ​how their apps affect children and teens overcame ‌a key hurdle when a leading Republican senator said he would back the bill. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ​said at an event in Washington ​that he will back the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that would require social media companies ​to "exercise reasonable care" when designing features that contribute to ​harms to minors, according to the legislation.