Senator Brian Schatz

It is directly correlated to being sedentary. It is directly correlated to the polarization, both socially and politically, of our country. And there's no real First Amendment right when you're talking about protecting a nine-year-old from these adverse outcomes. And then for 13 through adulthood, it's those algorithms that are capturing kids who don't have a fully developed brain and

and don't have a fully developed sense of themselves, and causing them to have eating disorders or violent tendencies or otherwise unhealthy relationships with their peers or with their parents or with their teachers. And so I think the use case for social media for the very young child is, you know, pretty close to zero.

and don't have a fully developed sense of themselves, and causing them to have eating disorders or violent tendencies or otherwise unhealthy relationships with their peers or with their parents or with their teachers. And so I think the use case for social media for the very young child is, you know, pretty close to zero.

and don't have a fully developed sense of themselves, and causing them to have eating disorders or violent tendencies or otherwise unhealthy relationships with their peers or with their parents or with their teachers. And so I think the use case for social media for the very young child is, you know, pretty close to zero.

And, you know, I sat with my staff, we came up with this bill, and we started shopping it around with Republicans and Ted and Katie Britt, And Dan Sullivan and other Republicans are on board. And so I think we can enact this thing because there is broad bipartisan support for something like this.

And, you know, I sat with my staff, we came up with this bill, and we started shopping it around with Republicans and Ted and Katie Britt, And Dan Sullivan and other Republicans are on board. And so I think we can enact this thing because there is broad bipartisan support for something like this.

And, you know, I sat with my staff, we came up with this bill, and we started shopping it around with Republicans and Ted and Katie Britt, And Dan Sullivan and other Republicans are on board. And so I think we can enact this thing because there is broad bipartisan support for something like this.

And, you know, I'm not going to try to trash my fellow senators, other legislative proposals, but I will say it this way. This thing is simple and easy to understand, right? And there are lots of things in the AI space and the kids' privacy space gets really complicated. There are lots of edge cases to consider and all the rest of it.

And, you know, I'm not going to try to trash my fellow senators, other legislative proposals, but I will say it this way. This thing is simple and easy to understand, right? And there are lots of things in the AI space and the kids' privacy space gets really complicated. There are lots of edge cases to consider and all the rest of it.

And, you know, I'm not going to try to trash my fellow senators, other legislative proposals, but I will say it this way. This thing is simple and easy to understand, right? And there are lots of things in the AI space and the kids' privacy space gets really complicated. There are lots of edge cases to consider and all the rest of it.

But can't we just agree that there's no real use case for an eight-year-old staring at Instagram? Like, can't we just get that one done? And so I'm relatively hopeful we can get that done in this Congress.

But can't we just agree that there's no real use case for an eight-year-old staring at Instagram? Like, can't we just get that one done? And so I'm relatively hopeful we can get that done in this Congress.

But can't we just agree that there's no real use case for an eight-year-old staring at Instagram? Like, can't we just get that one done? And so I'm relatively hopeful we can get that done in this Congress.

Oh, I've seen pushback. Absolutely. You know, they do a lot of, well, we're already doing this. And then I go back to them and say, well, if you're already doing this, it shouldn't be a problem, should it? And, oh, this is impossible to administer. That's also bullshit.

Oh, I've seen pushback. Absolutely. You know, they do a lot of, well, we're already doing this. And then I go back to them and say, well, if you're already doing this, it shouldn't be a problem, should it? And, oh, this is impossible to administer. That's also bullshit.

Oh, I've seen pushback. Absolutely. You know, they do a lot of, well, we're already doing this. And then I go back to them and say, well, if you're already doing this, it shouldn't be a problem, should it? And, oh, this is impossible to administer. That's also bullshit.

And so I would be a little worried if I weren't getting any pushback because I'd be thinking, well, what do they know that I don't? If they're fine with your bill passing, your bill is probably not going to accomplish much to change the sort of equation here. But look, we've got a public health crisis. We've got a mental health crisis. And it's almost beyond that.

And so I would be a little worried if I weren't getting any pushback because I'd be thinking, well, what do they know that I don't? If they're fine with your bill passing, your bill is probably not going to accomplish much to change the sort of equation here. But look, we've got a public health crisis. We've got a mental health crisis. And it's almost beyond that.

And so I would be a little worried if I weren't getting any pushback because I'd be thinking, well, what do they know that I don't? If they're fine with your bill passing, your bill is probably not going to accomplish much to change the sort of equation here. But look, we've got a public health crisis. We've got a mental health crisis. And it's almost beyond that.

It's a societal crisis that we are creating. And it's not like it'll instantly go away. But if we can just delay the onset. of the kind of maniacal phone use, we can allow kids to have some semblance of a childhood. And I just don't see how that's a, you know, progressive view or a conservative view. It's just a kind of common sense.