Should Congress Ban Children Under 13 From Holding Social Media Accounts?
The bill would bar under-13s from social media accounts. Supporters cite youth mental health; opponents cite enforcement and privacy trade-offs. Where do you land?
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The case for
Keeping young children off social media could reduce documented harms to youth mental health.
Source: Common Sense Media →The case against
A ban is hard to enforce without age-verification systems that collect data on all users.
Source: EFF →My Democracy doesn’t take a side — you choose your position below, and your message carries it. Sources represent one organization on each side; they don’t reflect My Democracy’s position.
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S. 278: Kids Off Social Media ActWhat it does
Kids Off Social Media ActThis bill limits children’s access to social media platforms and requires both platforms and schools to implement certain restrictions on children’s social media usage. Specifically, the bill prohibits social media platforms from knowingly allowing children under the age of 13 to create or maintain accounts. Platforms must delete existing accounts held by children and any personal data collected from child users. Platforms are also generally prohibited from using automated systems to suggest or promote content based on personal data collected from users under the
Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108. (Jun 30, 2025)
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