S. 278
Kids Off Social Media Act
Plain-English summary
Kids Off Social Media Act This 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 age of 17.
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People and recorded decisions
Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes
Cosponsor · Democratic · CT
Elissa SlotkinCosponsor · Democratic · MI
Rafael Edward Ted CruzCosponsor · Republican · TX
Katie Boyd BrittCosponsor · Republican · AL
Dave MccormickCosponsor · Republican · PA
Peter WelchCosponsor · Democratic · VT
Mark Robert WarnerCosponsor · Democratic · VA
Ted BuddCosponsor · Republican · NC
KELLY, MARKCosponsor · Democratic · AZ
John Karl FettermanCosponsor · Democratic · PA
John R. CurtisCosponsor · Republican · UT
Brian SchatzSponsor · Democratic · HI
Angela AlsobrooksCosponsor · Democratic · MD
Angus S. King Jr.Cosponsor · Independent · ME
No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.
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Sources & text
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