They hoped their children’s deaths would bring change. Then a Colorado bill to protect kids online failed

Parents who lost children to online harms helped draft the bill – then watched it collapse under political pressure

Bereaved parents saw their hopes for change dashed after a bill meant to protect children from sexual predators and drug dealers online died in the Colorado state legislature last month.

Several of those parents had helped shape the bill, including Lori Schott, whose 18-year-old daughter Annalee died by suicide in 2020 after consuming content on TikTok and Instagram about depression, anxiety and suicide.

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