Bill Text: IL SR0249 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the federal government to uphold its duty to create regulations that promote the well-being of minors and protect them from negative and harmful social media algorithms.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer [SR0249 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0249-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The federal government has an obligation to | ||||||
| 3 | protect the State's children from online bad actors; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Too often, minors suffer grave consequences from | ||||||
| 5 | deceptive marketing practices found on social media; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Social media algorithms have been revealed to | ||||||
| 7 | prioritize prolonged engagement and attention in order to | ||||||
| 8 | generate profits; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, This prioritization often encourages users to | ||||||
| 10 | engage in harmful, addictive, controversial, and negative | ||||||
| 11 | content; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Research has revealed that excessive social media | ||||||
| 13 | use can result in negative effects on mental health, including | ||||||
| 14 | increased rates of depression, anxiety, and loneliness; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Children or minors are most susceptible to these | ||||||
| 16 | negative effects due to their limited life experiences and | ||||||
| 17 | developing brains; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Children may not fully understand the | ||||||
| 19 | consequences of their interactions with social media | ||||||
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| 1 | platforms, and companies should not be enabled to take | ||||||
| 2 | advantage of a child's lack of understanding for potential | ||||||
| 3 | profit; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The federal government has a duty to ensure that | ||||||
| 5 | minors are protected from deceptive and harmful algorithms | ||||||
| 6 | that are deliberately designed to incite negative reactions | ||||||
| 7 | and build addictive behavior; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The federal government has ample historical legal | ||||||
| 9 | precedent that has established it is a company's | ||||||
| 10 | responsibility to protect children from known deceptive and | ||||||
| 11 | harmful advertising; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Social media companies should be held to the same | ||||||
| 13 | standard as other companies regarding the utilization of | ||||||
| 14 | harmful advertising and tactics that target minors; therefore, | ||||||
| 15 | be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the federal | ||||||
| 18 | government to uphold its duty to create regulations that | ||||||
| 19 | promote the well-being of minors and to protect them from | ||||||
| 20 | negative and harmful social media algorithms.
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