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‘We Can Save Lives’: Grieving Mothers Push for Safer Social Media for Kids

Bipartisan group of lawmakers gets behind the Kids Online Safety Act, which requires social media companies to prevent the spread of harmful content.

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‘We Can Save Lives’: Grieving Mothers Push for Safer Social Media for Kids
Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Courtesy of David's Legacy Foundation
By Terri Wu
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June 30, 2024Updated:July 01, 2024

Maurine Molak has spent the past eight years advocating for online safety for children.

A year after her son David died by suicide due to cyberbullying in 2016, she pushed for a new law, also known as “David’s Law,” in her home state of Texas.
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