About the bill
This bill would be bad news for LeBron James’s son Bronny James, who at age 14 accumulated more than 1 million Instagram followers in his first 24 hours.
Context
Most of the biggest social media platforms officially require users to be at least 13 years old before they can join. That includes Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok (at least in the uncensored version), Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter.
However, the age verification measures are often of dubious effectiveness. Indeed, the average age for creating a first social media account is slightly younger than 13: specifically, 12.6 years old.
By about 16 years old, the vast majority of people are on social media platforms, particularly TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. Increasing evidence indicates psychological and emotional …
Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Feb 2, 2023
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 2, 2023. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
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H.R. 821 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 821. This is the one from the 118th Congress.
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