Bipartisan Senate bill would ban social media algorithms for minors

Bipartisan Senate bill would ban social media algorithms for minors

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/senate-bill-ban-algorithms-for-minors/

In a bipartisan effort to “protect kids from harm,” an unlikely cohort of senators introduced a bill that would restrict minors’ access to social media, as well as ban companies from using algorithms to recommend content to minors. 

Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Katie Britt (R-Ala) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark) introduced the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act on Wednesday. The bill would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media sites, and would require parental consent and age verification for users under 18.