“Many of these digital spaces our children have been dropped into were not designed with children in mind,” explained Christopher McKenna, a digital security expert, founder of Protect Young Eyes, and a keynote speaker at the 2022 National Catholic Education Association conference.
Laws, lawsuits and adult involvement needed to save kids from social media ‘harm,’ say experts
Eye on the media: New bill aims to boost children’s safety online
The bill requires safeguards to be installed by tech firms to protect minors, and parental controls that can, among other things, track the time spent by kids on platforms, limit purchases made online and address issues of addictive usage.