Feb 17, 2023 12:15:00

A bill to prohibit children under the age of 16 from creating SNS accounts is submitted in the United States

Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who has submitted a

bill to ban the use of TikTok on government devices and a bill to partially reform the copyright protection law that is said to have been created for Disney, is 16. introduced a bill to ban children under the age of 12 from creating social media accounts.

GOE23136-MATUREAct.pdf
(PDF file) https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/MATUREAct.pdf

NEW: Hawley Introduces Two Bills to Protect Kids Online, Fight Back Against Big Tech | Senator Josh Hawley
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/new-hawley-introduces-two-bills-protect-kids-online-fight-back-against-big-tech

Hawley proposes ban on social media for kids under 16 |
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3860333-hawley-proposes-ban-on-social-media-for-kids-under-16/

The bill was named the MATURE Act, which stands for 'Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act.' rice field. The MATURE Act requires social media companies not to allow users to create accounts unless they can verify that they are over the age of 16.

According to the requirements defined in the bill, users seeking to create an account must submit a photo of a government-issued ID that verifies their real name and date of birth.

The bill also stipulates that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will conduct regular audits at least once every six months to ensure that large platforms comply with the law. The FTC will conduct the audit by comparing the age verification data of all accounts randomly selected since the last audit with state and federal records to verify the age of users.

``Children are plagued by the effects of social media every day,'' Hawley said. ``Big tech companies neglect children's health and monetize their personal information. Now is the time to give parents the weapons to fight back.'

Hawley is also filing the Federal Social Media Research Act to commission a government report on the harm of social media to children. The bill would fund 10 years of research tracking the impact of social media, and Hawley said ``we should do well-funded research'' on the scale of social media's impact on children. I said.