Can Congress really ban social media for children?

It’s rare these days to see any sort of bipartisan agreement in the United States Congress, but a new proposal from two Republicans and two Democrats in the Senate seems to be the exception to the rule. The four senators have introduced a bill that would ban children under the age of 13 from accessing social media on the internet. It would also require written parental consent for children between the ages of 13 and 17 to create social media accounts. The proposal immediately raises all sorts of questions about free speech and the age of consent for children. It’s also unclear if such an edict would even be enforceable. But given the amount of intellectual poison circulating on the web, it’s still probably a discussion that’s worth having. (Associated Press)Read More