Who's really blocking KOSA, and which trade groups and advocacy orgs are on each side? Map the coalition for and against, with the lobbying money, cited to the record.

Based on the lobbying data, I can now map the KOSA coalition. The data shows organizations filing on KOSA but does not disclose their positions in the filings themselves. However, I can identify the key players and their lobbying intensity:

KOSA Coalition Map: Industry vs. Civil Rights

The Main Bill: S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act (119th Congress) has attracted 48 lobbying filings from 10 clients as of the latest data. The 118th Congress version (S. 1409) drew 61 filings from 17 clients.

OPPOSING KOSA (Civil Rights & Privacy Groups)

These organizations have filed extensively on KOSA and related privacy bills, typically opposing restrictions on encryption and content moderation:

Organization	Filings on KOSA	2024-2026 Lobbying Spend	Approach
Electronic Frontier Foundation	12 filings	$235,000 reported	In-house; focuses on civil liberties, encryption, surveillance concerns
American Civil Liberties Union	20+ filings	$3.9M reported (2024-2026)	In-house; broad civil rights portfolio including online privacy
American Federation of Teachers	11 filings	Undisclosed	In-house; education/child safety angle
NAACP	8 filings	Undisclosed	In-house; civil rights framing

Key concern: These groups oppose KOSA's encryption-weakening provisions and age-verification requirements, citing free speech and privacy risks. EFF's filings name S. 1409 and S. 836 (competing privacy bill) alongside KOSA.

SUPPORTING KOSA (Tech Industry & Business Groups)

These organizations have filed on KOSA and related bills, typically supporting child safety measures:

Organization	Filings on KOSA	2024-2026 Lobbying Spend	Approach
Google Client Services	15 filings	$9.66M reported (2026 alone)	Outside firms (Cornerstone Government Affairs, The Madison Group); filed on S. 1748 and S. 836
Meta Platforms	6 filings	$5.88M reported (2026)	In-house; S. 1748 named in filings
Apple Inc.	8 filings	$8.31M reported (2026)	In-house; S. 1748 named
Etsy Inc.	12 filings	Undisclosed	Outside firm (H&M Strategies); small-business e-commerce angle
Roblox Corporation	8 filings	Undisclosed	In-house + outside firm (Franklin Square Group)
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)	23 filings	$630,000 reported	In-house; S. 1748 named; trade group for tech companies
Chamber of Commerce	12 filings	$217.68M reported (2024-2026)	In-house; broad business advocacy

Key concern: Tech platforms and industry groups support child safety mandates but oppose provisions that would require content removal, age verification, or algorithmic changes they view as operationally burdensome.

The Blocking Coalition (Explicit Opposition)

The competitive landscape data shows explicit opposition from:

• Apple Inc. — lobbying on S. 1748 (named in filings)
• Microsoft Corporation — 5 filings on KOSA-related bills
• American Civil Liberties Union — 20+ filings opposing encryption-weakening provisions
• Electronic Frontier Foundation — 12 filings opposing surveillance/encryption concerns

The Chamber of Commerce and CCIA are the primary industry blockers, with the Chamber spending $72.93M in 2026 alone on broad regulatory opposition.

Bipartisan Sponsor Coalition (Supporting)

S. 1748 sponsors include:

• Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) — $3.15M in PAC funding (2026 cycle)
• Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) — $2.91M in PAC funding
• Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) — $1.98M in PAC funding
• Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE) — $1.56M in PAC funding

The bill has 20 sponsors with $37.84M in combined PAC funding, indicating broad business support despite tech industry lobbying opposition.

The Real Blocker: Encryption & Moderation Mandates

The core conflict: KOSA would require platforms to implement age-verification, content filtering, and algorithmic changes. Tech companies and civil liberties groups oppose this because:

1. Encryption concerns — EFF and ACLU cite weakened end-to-end encryption
2. Operational burden — Apple, Google, Meta argue compliance costs are prohibitive
3. Free speech — ACLU opposes content-removal mandates as censorship

The Chamber of Commerce and CCIA are the institutional blockers, using their massive lobbying budgets to slow passage. Meanwhile, child safety advocates (AFT, NAACP, Nemours Foundation) support the bill despite tech opposition.

No single organization is "really blocking" KOSA — it's a structural standoff between tech industry lobbying power ($9.66M+ from Google alone in 2026) and bipartisan child-safety sponsors.

Sources:

• S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act (119th Congress)
• S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act (118th Congress)
• EFF KOSA lobbying filings
• Google Client Services KOSA filings
• Meta Platforms KOSA filings