Recently, Sens. Cruz (R-Texas), Schatz (D-Hawaii), Murphy (D-Ct.), and Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). This bill would impose age and content restrictions on social media platforms. The bill would also require social media companies to terminate accounts the platform “knows” belong to individuals under 13. In addition, it prohibits platforms from delivering content through recommendation-based algorithms to accounts owned by users under 17. This bill—like other similar legislative efforts to protect child safety online—faces glaring constitutionality issues.
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