# Parents RISE! > Turning Grief into Action ## Posts - [From Passage to Pause — Why Parents RISE Was Born](https://parentsrise.org/from-grief-to-action/): In mid-2024, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), in a rare bipartisan vote of 91-3. The legislation was built around the idea that tech platforms bear a “duty of care” toward minors—requiring default privacy protections for children, disabling addictive design features, and giving parents new tools to protect their kids online. - [Why Section 230 Must Change – and What It Means for Your Family](https://parentsrise.org/raising-kids-on-screens/): Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium. - [The Next Digital Reckoning: How AI Puts Kids at Risk — and Why Lawmakers Aren’t Ready](https://parentsrise.org/the-next-digital-reckoning/): Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium. ## Pages - [Fuel the RISE!](https://parentsrise.org/fuel-the-rise/): Built by parents. Powered by truth. Refusing silence. Children are being harmed by digital products designed without safety or accountability. We’re told this is the cost of innovation. We know better. Parents RISE is a national, survivor-parent-led movement turning loss into action and grief into power. We organize parents, confront industry narratives, and push for real protections for kids. Change is possible. Momentum is building. With your support, parents will not be ignored. Donate today. Rise with us. Protect every child online. - [Voices Rising](https://parentsrise.org/voices-rise/): Blog Voices Rising Read our latest stories, opinion pieces, and policy explainers from parents, advocates, and youth voices. August 16, 2019September 6, 2025 From Grief to Action: One Parent’s Fight to Hold Big Tech Accountable Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Sed ut aaron@anfhelp.org 0 Comments August 16, 2019September 6, 2025 Raising Kids on Screens: What Parents Need to Know in 2025 Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum - [About Us](https://parentsrise.org/about-us/): We’ve lived the unthinkable — losing our children to the harms of social media. For over three years, we’ve fought tooth and nail for long-overdue online safety reform and for basic protections for children and families. In 2024, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support. But when it was blocked in the House, it sent a clear message: Big Tech still calls the shots — and kids are paying the price. These moments made one thing undeniable: our voices matter.But real change will only come when parents, families, and allies rise together to demand - [Page 404](https://parentsrise.org/page-404/) - [RISE Up With Us!](https://parentsrise.org/rise-up-with-us/): Contact us RISE Up With Us! Have a question? Want to share your story? Email us info@parentsrise.org Share with us Linkedin Instagram Facebook JOIN Parents RISE! is uniting families to demand tech accountability and protect every child online. Add your voice and be part of the movement that’s turning grief into power and pushing for real reform. First Name * Last Name * Email Address * Phone State I am a (role)ParentSurvivor ParentFamily MemberYouth AdvocateOther I want to receive newsletters and updates. [cf7sr-turnstile] - [Home](https://parentsrise.org/): Turning Grief into Action We never imagined that our children’s laughter, selfies and teenage curiosity could lead them into danger. We did everything parents are told to do, We talked to our kids, set limits, used every safety tool available, and trusted the companies that promised their platforms were safe. They weren’t. We are mothers and fathers who lost our children to the preventable harms of social media and AI, from fentanyl sales to sextortion, self-harm, and manipulative chatbots. Our children weren’t the collateral damage of innovation. They were casualties of deliberate design — algorithms built to exploit attention and [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)