Long Beach state Assembly member proposes law to keep kids under 16 off social media

Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal sat down with the Long Beach Post to discuss his bill, AB 1709, which would limit social media for kids under 16 years of age.

“Democratic Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal said the recent landmark court verdicts in New Mexico and Los Angeles ‘reaffirm our need to keep kids safe online.’ Yet while the rulings ‘are a good start,’ they don’t protect children aside from the plaintiffs. Lowenthal aims to change that, demanding oversight of the multi-trillion-dollar industry of social media.”