Senators intend to introduce new legislation prohibiting children under the age of 13 from using social media.
The new plan is being negotiated by Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas.
The law would also compel parents to grant permission for their children aged 13 to 17 to use social media.
Some have hailed the new rule, while others have compared it to Chinese policies that place hourly restrictions on video game and social media usage.
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A new federal bill would establish a national minimum age for social media use and require tech companies to get parents' consent before creating accounts for teens. https://t.co/BJfYlBzQkV
— CNN (@CNN) April 26, 2023
China bans children from online gaming during school week, limits games to 3 hours over weekendshttps://t.co/p1CeCd4Mig
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) August 30, 2021
Per Fox 5 DC:
Senators will soon introduce legislation to set a minimum age for children to use social media, according to a report.
Concerned with the detrimental effect social media has on children’s mental health, Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are reportedly leading the effort to keep these platforms out of kids’ reach. Their bill would also set restrictions for how tech companies use algorithms to serve minors, according to the Washington Post’s “The Technology 202” newsletter.
The bill would bar children under 13 from accessing social media and require parents of kids age 13 to 17 to give affirmative consent for their social media use, the report said. It is not clear how the proposed legislation would verify users’ ages.
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., will be co-sponsors, according to a Senate aide who spoke to the Washington Post.
The legislation would also reportedly set restrictions for how tech companies use algorithms on social media to serve minors. Here's what to know. https://t.co/o2d64fMYXf
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) April 27, 2023
CNN got the scoop too:
A new federal bill unveiled Wednesday would establish a national minimum age for social media use and require tech companies to get parents’ consent before creating accounts for teens, reflecting a growing trend at all levels of government to restrict how Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms engage with young users.
The proposed legislation by a bipartisan group of US senators aims to address what policymakers, mental health advocates and critics of tech platforms say is a mental health crisis fueled by social media.
Under the bill, known as the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, social media platforms would be barred from letting kids below the age of 13 create accounts or interact with other users, though children would still be permitted to view content without logging into an account, according to draft text of the legislation.
Tech platforms covered by the legislation would also have to obtain a parent or guardian’s consent before creating new accounts for users under the age of 18. The companies would be banned from using teens’ personal information to target them with content or advertising, though they could still provide limited targeted recommendations to teens by relying on other contextual cues.
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