Social Media Would Be Liable for Harm to Kids Under New Proposal | #socialmedia | #hacking | #aihp

Social media companies would be liable for harm to minors under a new bipartisan proposal introduced Wednesday in the Senate.

Content-targeting, unlimited screen time, and engagement-driving features like auto-play also would be disabled by default for children under a measure proposed by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. Platforms would also be required to disclose more data to researchers and allow parents to control privacy and account settings.

The measure follows months of congressional discussionsabout the harms of social media to young people, which were accelerated by the disclosure of Facebook documents by …