NTIA Releases Best Practices For Children Online

It included recommendations to federal agencies, online platforms and parents.

NTIA Releases Best Practices For Children Online
Screenshot of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

July 22, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released best practices to address the ongoing youth mental health crisis on Monday.

The report urged social media companies to design their platforms to protect youth well-being. Recommendations include creating age-appropriate content for young users, reducing or removing features that encourage excessive or problematic use, ensuring privacy protections for youth by default, limiting “likes” and other social comparison features, and providing age-appropriate parental control tools.

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