New Bill Introduced to Bar Children Under 13 from Social Media | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 5:19
About this sermon
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill introduced a bill last week aimed at barring children under the age of 13 from accessing social media platforms. The bill would require parental consent for minors between the ages of 13 and 17. It is the first major bipartisan effort in Congress to restrict platforms for children. The move comes as lawmakers push for safer online networks. Senior Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Clare Morrell, joins to tell us more about this new bipartisan legislation and what it seeks to do. Instagram already requires people to be at least 13 before they can create an account and if you have children, especially teenagers, they can be very tech savvy and crafty and always seem to find a work around. Morrell explains how effective she believes the legislation would be if passed. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act went into effect years ago. Morrell discusses how this new bipartisan legislation would be different. The senior policy analyst recently wrote an op-ed published in Newsweek where she wrote about 2 new social media laws in the state of Utah. Morrell shares more about that. Some critics claim the new laws are a form of government overreach. She fills us in on her thoughts on that and how we can balance the safety of children while also protecting First Amendment Rights. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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