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Social Media Safety for Kids | Lexington News
Kentucky lawmakers moved to shield kids under 15 from addictive social media features like autoplay and doomscrolling, requiring parental consent and giving parents more control — a bill that passed the House unanimously but stalled in the Senate, blamed on heavy lobbying from Meta. Teens like Bella Cornett say harmful content, like influencers vaping, directly influenced their behavior, and they argue platforms shouldn’t profit from content that harms developing minds. Though the bill failed, Senator Lindsey Tichenor sees it as a starting point, not a dead end, and is open to championing it…
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