Our phones don’t have to make us feel miserable
Features like endless scrolling and nonstop notifications keep us hooked to our phones. You can turn them off. Technology is on its way to getting a little bit safer. The US Senate on Tuesday passed a pair of bills — the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) — designed to protect kids online. It’s shockingly bipartisan: The vote to approve the package of bills was 91 to 3. That broad support is a big deal, but it’s far from a done deal. The legislation, which still has to clear the House of Representatives, would create a sweeping set of rules…