On Monday, November 14, 57 grieving parents whose children have died as a result of social media harms sent a letter to congressional leadership demanding the passage of online protections for minors before the end of the year. In a letter organized by Fairplay, ParentsTogether Action, and Eating Disorders Coalition, the parents urged lawmakers to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 3663) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1628). Signatories to the letter lost children to dangerous viral “challenges,” to suicide after relentless cyberbullying, and to accidental overdose and fentanyl poisoning from drugs purchased through social media.

To learn more, read the parents’ letter.