Congress Moves to Protect Children Online
Bipartisan efforts intensify to regulate social media platforms for child safety, with legislation gaining momentum.
- Recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing puts Big Tech CEOs, including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, under scrutiny for child safety on their platforms.
- Maryland proposes the Maryland Kids Code, aiming to protect children online, mirroring efforts in California and the UK.
- U.S. Surgeon General warns of social media's profound risk to children's mental health, supported by alarming research findings.
- The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) gains bipartisan support, proposing measures to make social media safer for children.
- Critics argue for stricter age restrictions on social media use, suggesting an age limit of 18 to protect children's mental health.
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