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美国参议员特德·克鲁兹（R-德克萨斯州）于2026年3月28日在德克萨斯州格普林德盖洛德德克萨斯度假村及会议中心举行的2026年美国保守派政治行动会议（CPAC）上发言。路透社/卡拉汉·奥黑尔 购买授权，打开新标签页
华盛顿5月12日（路透社）——要求社交媒体公司为其应用对儿童和青少年造成的影响承担更多责任的美国立法周二克服了一项关键障碍，一位资深共和党参议员表示将支持该法案。
美国参议员特德·克鲁兹周二在华盛顿的一场活动中表示，他将支持《儿童在线安全法案》，该法案要求社交媒体公司在设计可能对未成年人造成伤害的功能时“尽到合理注意义务”。法案中列出的伤害类型包括饮食失调、抑郁以及对未成年人的性骚扰等。
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克鲁兹的支持意义重大，因为他是参议院商业委员会主席，该委员会通常负责在全院投票前审议和批准相关立法。克鲁兹过去曾支持类似法案，但在第119届国会本届立法会议期间，他尚未就该法案安排正式的委员会投票。
“我们将在商业委员会通过这项法案，随后在参议院全体投票中通过它，”他周二在国会大厦外与声称因网络伤害失去子女的家长们共同出席的活动上表示。
克鲁兹的发言人未透露他接下来将如何推进该法案，仅补充称他对该法案的支持与他此前的表态“一致”。
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US social media legislation gains momentum as key Republican senator pledges support
2026-05-12 8:28 PM UTC / Reuters
By Courtney Rozen
May 12, 2026 8:28 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S. March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for how their apps affect children and teens overcame a key hurdle on Tuesday, when a leading Republican senator said he would back the bill.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said at an event in Washington on Tuesday that he will back the Kids Online Safety Act, opens new tab, which would require social media companies to “exercise reasonable care” when designing features that contribute to harms to minors, according to the legislation. The list of harms includes eating disorders, depression and sexual harassment of minors, among others.
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Cruz’s support is significant because he chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, the panel typically responsible for vetting and approving the legislation before the rest of the chamber votes on it. Cruz supported similar legislation in the past, but so far had not arranged a formal committee vote on the bill during the 119th Congress, the legislature’s current session.
“We are going to pass it out of the Commerce Committee, we’re going to pass it in the Senate,” he said at an event outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday with parents who say they lost their children to online harms.
A spokesperson for Cruz did not provide details about what he would do next with the legislation, adding that his support for the bill was “consistent” with his previous statements.
Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Edward Tobin and Jamie Freed
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