H.R. 10337, Age-Based Social Media Access Ban. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a trade-off: gains for some, costs for others.
H.R. 10337 · Mixed
What it does
This bill prohibits social media platforms from allowing anyone under 16 to create or maintain an account. Platforms must identify and terminate existing accounts of minors within 180 days, delete their personal data, and allow a 90-day window for users to download their data before deletion. Platforms must implement an appeal process so users can contest age determinations. The FTC and state attorneys general can enforce the rule as an unfair or deceptive practice.
The analysis did not isolate a single beneficiary class.
The trade-off
Platforms may respond by implementing aggressive age-verification systems that collect sensitive identity documents (passports, driver's licenses), creating new privacy and data-breach risks for minors seeking to appeal age determinations.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 75%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Erin Houchin. Cosponsored by Jake Auchincloss.
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