Lawmaker announces plan to file bill limiting social media features for under-18s

“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 world.” That risk, the lawmaker said, is the rationale for new limits targeted at anyone under 18.

Under the proposal described in the remarks, the bill would set time limits for minors’ use of social platforms, require notifications to be turned off overnight and during the school day, and mandate stronger privacy settings by default. The speaker also called for parental controls to let adults turn off features the remark accused of keeping users hooked — naming “infinite scroll and autoplay” — and for platforms to provide clearer information on how use affects young people’s health.

The lawmaker framed the measure as shifting control away from technology companies: “and parents, not platforms, should be the ones in charge,” the speaker said.

The transcript contains only the announcement; it does not include draft language, the bill number, a legislative referral, or a timeline for introduction or committee action. No other officials, staff or affected platforms responded in the recorded remarks, and no vote or formal action was taken during the recorded segment.

Next steps were not specified in the remarks recorded here. The proposal as described would be an initial filing; further detail — including exact age definitions, enforcement mechanisms, exemptions, and implementation timelines — was not provided in the transcript.