Lexology November 16, 2023
BBB National Programs appreciates efforts by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to gather input and feedback on best practices to protect minors’ mental health, safety, and privacy online and was pleased to have the opportunity to submit comments.
Online platforms have become a central part of children’s social and emotional development. While this trend was evident before the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures taken to address the public health crisis restricted children’s access to in-person opportunities and hastened the adoption of digital spaces for information gathering, exploration, and play.
The 2023 Familial and Adolescent Health Survey by Gallup and the Institute for Family Studies found that U.S. teenagers (aged 13 to 18) now spend an average of 4.8 hours...
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