More than half of young people between ages 12 and 17 use Snapchat on a weekly basis, and nearly two-thirds use TikTok on a weekly basis. Yet social media can often have a negative impact on children's mental health and lead to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and bullying.
That’s why Josh is leading a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general urging social media companies TikTok and Snapchat to empower parents with a greater ability to protect their children online.
Josh is urging TikTok and Snapchat to give parents more control over protecting their children by allowing third party apps that enable parents to monitor content and notify them when there are signs of trouble.
Social media platforms already engage in some content moderation and operate under some community guidelines, but these are not always effectively carried out or sufficient to protect kids online.
Parental control apps empower parents to partner with the platforms to maintain a safe space online for their children.