To: The Pennsylvania State House, The Pennsylvania State Senate, and Governor Tom Wolf

Mandatory Privacy Settings for Minors on Social Media

Our goal is to implement a mandatory privacy setting for children under the age of 13 on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Why is this important?

According to Social Media Today over 5 million Facebook users are under the age of ten. We are looking to protect minors using social media platforms who are easily influenced by advertisers and not cognitively developed yet. Social media publicity can be dangerous for children by sharing information and photos without the child realizing the implications. Many parents are unaware of their child's online activities that could put them in potential danger. We want to change the environment so that it is safer for our children.

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