Republican Arkansas U.S. Senator Tom Cotton proposed legislation Wednesday to regulate social media companies. The bill will require social media sites nationwide to verify the age of their users and prohibit children under age 13 from using their platforms.
The proposed bill will require users to show an ID to use social media, a stronger verification system than what’s required under current law. Children between the ages of 13 and 17 will need parental permission to set up a social media account.
Cotton called it a common-sense bill.
“If a child is say, too young to sign a contract or too young to open a bank account in the real world, they are too young to sign terms of service agreement and use social media in the digital world,” he said.
Cotton was joined by fellow Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, as well as Democratic Sens….
