A solution to minors spending too much time on social media without parental guidance is gaining traction at the Capitol. It’s called the Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (HF4138 and SF4696). This bipartisan legislation would help alleviate the problems surrounding addiction through two key parts. One, it would require verifiable parental consent for child accounts. Two, it would require that social media platforms be less addictive by design for youth under 16. In practice, this means that features such as auto-play video, infinite scroll, targeted advertising and others would be prohibited for youth accounts.
