Senate Parents Push for Social Media Ban on Kids

A bipartisan group of senators, all parents of young children and teenagers, have introduced legislation to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would require permission from a guardian for users under 18 to create an account. The legislation would also prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to recommend content to users under 18 and require the companies to try and verify the ages of users, based on the latest technology. The senators believe they are representative of millions of American parents who are gravely worried that social media companies are largely unchecked in what they can serve up to their children.