Pritzker Backs Illinois Social Media Safety Bill for Children

Pritzker Backs Illinois Social Media Safety Bill for Children

SPRINGFIELD – Today, Governor JB Pitzker issued the following statement following the passage of the Children's Online Social Media Safety Act to force big tech to implement measures to keep kids safe on social media:“While big tech abandons its responsibility to keep our kids safe online, Illinois has stepped in to force them to.“Any time we send our children off to school or the playground, we take precautions to keep them safe — from stranger…

Illinois child social media safety plan heads to Senate floor – WAND (Decatur)

Illinois would ban social media companies from using addictive algorithms for youth, stop on-platform location sharing and prohibit scam financial transactions with strangers online.