Washington, Feb. 10 -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D., issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to protect kids online by prohibiting children under the age of 13 from being on social media and banning social media companies from recommending content using algorithms for users under the age of 17. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13). A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate and is led by Senators Brian Schatz (HI) and Ted Cruz (TX).
"As a pediatrician and a mom, I'm very worried about the impacts that screen time and social media are having on this gener...