Statement on the Reintroduction of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) by Senators Markey and Cassidy

March 4, 2025

Center for Digital Democracy

Washington, DC

Contact: Katharina Kopp, kkopp@democraticmedia.org

Statement on the Reintroduction of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) by Senators Markey and Cassidy.  

The following statement is attributed to Katharina Kopp, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Center for Digital Democracy:

“The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, reintroduced by Senators Markey and Cassidy and other Senate co-sponsors, is more urgent than ever. Children’s surveillance has only intensified across social media, gaming, and virtual spaces, where companies harvest data to track, profile, and manipulate young users. COPPA 2.0 will ban targeted ads to those under 16, curbing the exploitation, manipulation, and discrimination of children for profit. By extending protections to teens and requiring a simple ‘eraser button’ to delete personal data, this legislation takes a critical step in restoring privacy rights in an increasingly invasive digital world,” said Katharina Kopp, Deputy Director of the Center for Digital Democracy.

See also the full statement from Senators Markey and Cassidy here.