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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The proposal, which the Facebook and Instagram parent company is set to announce Wednesday, counters mounting calls by state and federal policymakers for individual sites to proactively screen kids to limit their use of social media platforms over safety concerns.
In recent years, lawmakers and children’s safety advocates have largely focused their attention on combating the damaging experiences of kids on social media apps such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.
Davis’s comments arrive as states take up sweeping new measures to restrict kids from accessing social media amid renewed concern that such products may compromise the mental health and well-being of younger users.
Federal lawmakers have proposed similar bills to create an age minimum for social media, citing concerns that the sites are contributing to teen mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
Meta has faced growing scrutiny in recent years over its efforts to protect kids, which reached new heights in 2021 after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen disclosed internal research showing the company’s products at times worsened body image issues among teen girls.
In 2021, Meta ran a marketing campaign making the case that targeted advertising on the internet helped small businesses, following the phone-maker’s decision to cut down on the practice with new privacy rules.
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