Senators introduce bill to address social media harm, addiction
In this photo illustration, the social medias applications logos, Twitter, Google, Google+, Gmail, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are displayed on the screen of an Apple iPhone. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Two U.S.
lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation this week that would aim to address the negative impacts of social media. The goal of the Social Media NUDGE Act, introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), is to identify ways of intervening with someone’s social media habits, particularly when they are harmful or addictive.
NUDGE is short for Nudging Users to Drive Good Experiences on Social Media. The proposed bill comes as Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been having continued difficulty dealing with toxic real-world effects since former employee Frances Haugen testified last fall that the social media giant’s platforms harm children.
In her testimony, Haugen accused the social media platform of failing to make changes to Instagram after internal research showed apparent harm to some teens and suggested dishonesty in its public fight against hate and misinformation.
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