Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms

Name: Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms
Uploaded: 2023-04-26T16:19:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 48 s
Description: 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.

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.