A scaled-back kids’ online safety bill will be scrutinized in a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday, diverging from the leading Senate proposal on the hot-button issue.
The bill — one of 19 measures the panel will consider on online safety and privacy rules for children — would require social media platforms to protect child users from harms such as sexual exploitation, drug sales, and gambling. It excludes several key provisions from the Senate’s bipartisan version (