Congress Considers Kids' Social Media Protection

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Roblox is still trying to convince lawmakers it’s not social media

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Kids Off Social Media Act would bar kids under 13 from making social media accounts and restrict platforms from implementing recommendation algorithms for kids under 17 .

Roblox is one of the few large internet platform companies that openly hosts young people on its services, which it promotes as a good place for kids to learn technical and social skills.

Last year , Roblox introduced a host of new policies it hoped would make its service safer for young kids.

Bloomberg published an investigation into the company that revealed how adults accused of abducting or abusing kids allegedly groomed them on the platform.

Kaufman says Roblix is distinct from social media companies in the protection it provides to protect younger users.

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