,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,federal   
,trade ,commission to conduct a study   
regarding social media use by teenagers4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,safe ,social ,media ,act4 
#b4 ,report by the ,,ftc on social media
 use by teenagers ,the ,federal ,trade  
,commission1 in coordination with the   
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall-- 7#a7  
conduct a study on social media platform
 use among individuals younger than age 
#ah1 including-- 7,a7 what personal     
information is collected by social media
 platforms regarding such individuals2  
7,b7 how such personal information is   
used by the algorithms of the social    
media platforms2  7,c7 how often such   

individuals use social media platforms  
daily2  7,d7 differences in use of      
social media platforms related to the   
age ranges of such individuals2  7,e7   
mental health effects on such           
individuals linked to the use of social 
media platforms2 and  7,f7 potential    
harmful effects on such individuals from
 extended social media platform use2 and
  7#b7 not later than #a year after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 submit  
to ,congress a report on the findings of
 the study under paragraph 7#a71        
including any recommended policy changes
 based on such findings4  #c4           
,definition of social media platform ,in
 this ,act1 the term social media       
platform means a public-facing website1 
internet application1 or mobile internet
 application1 including a social        
network1 video sharing service1 ad      
network1 mobile operating system1 search
 engine1 email service1 or internet     
access service1 that has not less than  
#cj1jjj1jjj active monthly users in the 

,united ,states4