Rather than governments imposing draconian obligations on platforms in ways that are likely to restrict teens’ access to quality information, parents and teachers need to guide and supervise young people as they learn to make good online decisions. Using tools to filter out harmful content is better than the government broadly defining and restricting adolescents’ access to whatever it deems harmful.

While some changes to the legal landscape might be reasonable, parents are in the best position to decide how much autonomy to allow kids as they get closer to adulthood. Any additional government policies will be more effective if our lawmakers remember this.

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Miller, T. C. (2023, August 5). Keeping teens safe online doesn’t require stifling overprotection. The Hill. https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4137680-keeping-teens-safe-online-doesnt-require-stifling-overprotection/