Stop Harm From Addictive Social Media Act (SHASM)
The Stop Harm From Addictive Social Media Act (HB 4591) aims to limit children under 17 from using or interacting with social media platforms that have generated $1 billion in revenue in the past three years. The bill requires platforms to estimate user age and disable addictive features like infinite scrolling and autoplay for child accounts. It also mandates parental consent for children's accounts and imposes privacy protections by default. The bill was approved by the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee and is now under further legislative review.
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