TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 26, 2026

Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti on Tuesday announced that the state joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability. The coalition warned the KIDS Act would broadly preempt state laws addressing online harms to minors, including social media harms, obscenity, social gaming platforms and artificial intelligence chatbots. The group expressed support for the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748, which includes a key duty-of-care provision requiring online platforms to act in the best interests of minors while preserving states’ authority to enforce stronger protections for children and teens. The letter comes as attorneys general across the country continue investigations and litigation involving major social media platforms, including Meta and TikTok, over allegations that their platforms target and harm underage users.