State Senate bill would ban social media for people under 16

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A bill introduced in the state Senate would ban social media for anyone younger than 16-years-old in Michigan.

Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County sponsored the bill and says multiple studies have shown “social media is a threat to the mental and physical health of our children.”

He adds it leads to anxiety, depression, self-harm, sleep loss, suicide, and more.

Nesbitt says officials can’t keep ignoring the problem or approving “half measures.”