Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Thursday unveiled a revised version of their bill aimed at protecting children on social media and announced it has an additional 15 co-sponsors, bringing the number to a filibuster-proof 62.

Blackburn and Blumenthal first introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, two years ago. The bipartisan bill would require social media platforms to provide minors with settings to protect their personal information, disable addictive product features and opt out of algorithmic recommendations. The apps also would be required to default to their most restrictive settings.

But LGBTQ+ advocacy and human rights groups groups and some lawmakers opposed the bill, arguing it could be weaponized by politically minded state attorneys general — whom would have been authorized to file civil lawsuits against companies that violated the law — to censor online resources and information for queer and trans youth, people seeking information about abortions and more.

Seven LGBTQ+ groups, including GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign, sent a letter to Blumenthal dropping their opposition after the bill was updated to strip key enforcement powers from attorneys general and give them to the Federal Trade Commission, according to multiple reports.

“This overwhelming bipartisan support for the Kids Online Safety Act—62 co-sponsors, Democrats and Republicans—reflects the powerful voices of young people and parents who want Congress to act,” Blackburn and Blumenthal said in a joint statement “The recent watershed hearing with Big Tech CEOs showcased the urgent need for reform. With new changes to strengthen the bill and growing support, we should seize this moment to take action. We must listen to the kids, parents, experts, and advocates, and finally hold Big Tech accountable by passing the Kids Online Safety Act into law.”

In a contentious hearing last month, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies about issues such as sexual predators, addictive features, suicide and eating disorders. The hearing was highlighted by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizing to parents in attendance who lost lost children to suicide due to issues they say stemmed from social media.

Among the new senators to sign onto KOSA is Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

“Children and teens have been subjected to online harassment, bullying, and other harms for far too long,” Schumer said in a statement. “The Kids Online Safety Act will require social media companies to design their products with the safety of kids and teens in mind, provide parents tools to protect their kids and give families more options for managing and disconnecting from these platforms.”

The legislation would require that social media companies “exercise reasonable care” to prevent their products from harming children. 

It also would limit who can talk to youths on the app, provide parental controls that make it easier to monitor and regulate their children’s social media usage, and make it easier for parents and educators to report harm to companies.

Spectrum News has reached out to Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads — as well as X, formerly Twitter, and TikTok for comment.

TikTok said it is reviewing the bill. Meta did not immediately respond to an email. An auto-reply from X read, “Busy now, please check back later."

Fight for the Future, a group that advocates for free expression on the Internet, released a statement saying it is encouraged by the new bill but believes it is still flawed because it gives state attorneys general enforcement power over content recommendations, which “could be used for harmful censorship.”

It’s unclear whether the bill will have enough support to clear the Republican-led House. President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to pass KOSA.