Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill That Proposes Age Limits for Social Media

A bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would limit children under 13 years old from using social media and require teens between 13 and 17 years old to have parental consent before joining.

The proposal from Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) builds on the growing scrutiny over how social media platforms operate for minors and mirrors some proposals adopted by states.

The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act would also prevent social media companies from feeding content using algorithms to users under the age of 18.

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