Rep. Joers: Urgent call to establish age‑appropriate design code for social media companies

MADISON— In response to growing concerns surrounding social media platforms’ negative impacts on young people, Representative Alex Joers (D-Waunakee) introduced the Age‑Appropriate Design Code. This legislation, introduced Thursday as LRB-5458/1, would require digital platforms to embed “privacy by design and safety by default” protections for minors. Recent testimony received by the Speaker’s Tas...