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Lawmaker announces plan to file bill limiting social media features for under-18s
Summary
A lawmaker announced plans to file legislation to restrict certain social media features for anyone under 18—proposing time limits, overnight and in-school notification blocks, and stronger default privacy—citing high youth usage and mental-health concerns. No bill text or timeline was provided.
“I’m filing legislation to keep our kids safe on social media,” a lawmaker said, announcing a proposal aimed at reducing what the speaker described as harms to young people from heavy platform use.
The lawmaker opened with usage figures: “95% of teenagers are on social media, and more than a third say they're on it almost constantly,” and said that platforms can increase anxiety, disrupt sleep and “change how they see themselves and the…
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