S. 2314 · 116th Congress
SMART Act
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Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act or the SMART Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 30, 2019
Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act or the SMART Act
This bill requires social media companies to structure their platforms in a manner calculated to reduce the risks of internet addiction.
The bill prohibits social media companies from using infinite scroll, auto refill, and autoplay functions and restricts them from giving users awards for higher levels of engagement. The bill further instructs social media companies to automatically limit users' time spent on their platforms across all devices to a default of 30 minutes per day and to implement regular stopping points designed to end scrolling after 3 minutes. Social media companies are also charged to conspicuously display a notification at least twice an hour showing users how much time they have spent on the platform that day.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SMART Act
Also known as: Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act
Latest action (Jul 30, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 30, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.