Editorial: Social media companies refuse to safeguard kids. It’s up to lawmakers now

From state capitols to Washington, D.C., lawmakers are scrambling to come up with regulations that can protect kids from the potential harms of social media, since the platforms have been unwilling to adopt reasonable safeguards themselves.

In just the last few months, Florida passed a law from having a social media account, Iowa legislators backed a bill that would require children under 18 to set up and use a social media on kids’ accounts after an hour of use.