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Senators again attempt to ban pre-teens from social media
Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are re-introducing a bill that aims to ban social media platforms from knowingly letting kids aged under 13 from using them. The bipartisan Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA) was introduced last year, but it didn't progress beyond the committee stage. However, KOSMA may pick up more momentum this time around given the current political landscape.
“I'm going to do everything I can to get it passed out of committee and advanced on the floor [...] and signed into law,” Cruz told [...]
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