Citing concerns about the impact social media is having on young people's mental health and misbehavior, two senators are proposing legislation to require parental consent for youth under age 16 to open a social media account.
. That federal legislation seeks to give people a right to demand that internet companies delete all personal information collected from or about a person when they were under age 13.
In a memo to their Senate colleagues seeking support for their proposed bill, Phillips-Hill and Hughes wrote, “We are facing a mental health crisis in the commonwealth. The data shows far too many minors are struggling with mental health, a fact laid bare during the COVID pandemic, and that social media is a contributing factor.”
Moreover, Phillips-Hill said young people particularly those age 15 and under may not think about the long-term consequences of what they post online and its potential impact on future job or college applications and that’s why she believes parental guidance is necessary. “I think this is a good way to empower Pennsylvania parents as well as help address the mental health crisis that we’re seeing in the commonwealth and the fact that so many folks have attributed a lot of these challenges to social media,” she said.
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