Ossoff-sponsored bill targets social media’s influence on children [Video]

ATLANTA – A bill sponsored by Sen. Jon Ossoff, of Georgia, would limit how social media companies can target children.

“Better late than never,” said Emory University marketing professor and social media expert David Schweidel about the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act.

The U.S. Senate recently passed the bill with an overwhelming majority of 91-3.

“I’m glad to see bipartisan action by Congress on something that I think we can all agree is something that we now have to be concerned about,” Schweidel said.

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The bill would do several things to try and protect kids from the dangers of social media, including:

“So, if we can make these platforms less addictive, [children] can spend less time in-app in front of a screen and more time with each other in real life moving their bodies, if they’re physically able to do so, …