Bye Bye, Instagram Mommies: Your Legal And Legislative End Nears

It’s probably about time.

If you were born in 2004, you’re probably turning 19 this year (#math), and depending on who your specific mom is, there’s a relatively good chance that a lot of your childhood was essentially live-blogged on first Facebook, then Instagram, and perhaps finally TikTok, although if your now late-40something mom is on TikTok, that’s potentially even a deeper concern. The EU has been better about child-posting rights for years than America has, but America may slowly be catching up.

Here’s a report from ABC News:

Here’s the social media ban legislation:

Rep. Stewart Introduces Social Media Ban for Kids Under the Age of 16

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