RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) – Lawmakers are looking to narrow the scope of a bill that would ban social media for some North Carolina teenagers. They’re zooming in on features that they say make the apps more addictive.
House Bill 301 would prohibit social media platforms from allowing anyone 13 years or older and younger from having a social media account. It would also require social media companies to delete any accounts already held by those children. Children who are 14 and 15 years old would need parent or guardian consent to open an account. Any current account holders who are that age would need to obtain permission from a parent or guardian or their account would be terminated by the social media company.
On Tuesday, lawmakers recommended changes to the bill that would target “addictive social media platforms,” rather than broadly covering all social media.
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