Children’s safety online has been an issue of interest for lawmakers in Springfield this year, with dozens of bills introduced aiming to address issues of social media addiction, age-appropriate content, and age verification.
Sen. Sue Rezin and Sen. Erica Harriss spoke about multiple legislative efforts they’ve pushed for Tuesday. At the center of their address was the ‘Safe Screens, Healthy Minds’ initiative from Rezin.
The initiative includes Rezin’s ‘Better Social Media Feeds Act,’ which she said would bring clarity to how social media platform algorithms recommend content to underage users.
Rezin has also put forward proposals aimed at age verification and to protect the data of children online.
The two Republican lawmakers’ proposals reflect a similar Democrat-backed bill passed by the House last week, which is now awaiting motion from the Senate.
The duo said they would not hesitate to work across the aisle to pass their initiatives, even if the language ended up in a different bill.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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