Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a ban on social media use for Americans under 16 years old, arguing that companies' predatory social media platforms harm kids.
long been a major critic of social media platforms and tech companies in general, repeatedly calling for an all-out ban on the Chinese-owned app TikTok. Hawley proposed enforcing a minimum age for social media use at 16 and requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users.
"For me, this is about protecting kids, protecting their mental health, protecting their safety," Hawley told NBC News in a Tuesday interview."There's ample evidence to this effect that big tech companies put their profits ahead of protecting kids online." "The whole aim of this agenda is: Let's do something real and tangible, that is going to protect kids online and get power back to parents.Sen. Josh Hawley has proposed enforcing a minimum age for social media use.
Hawley argues his bill can have bipartisan support, as Democrats are similarly critical of large tech companies. "I’ve had a lot of conversations with Democrats across the ailse and over the years about this topic generally and about different pieces of this," Hawley told NBC."I don’t see this as a partisan issue. I mean, this is about protecting kids from the irresponsible and rapacious big tech companies. Every parent in America, whatever your political persuasion, or if you have none, can agree with that.
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