A mother is advocating for change after her 12-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2024. Charay Gadd testified March 4 before the Michigan Senate Committee on Insurance, Finance and Consumer Protection, which is considering four bills aimed at protecting children online. The bills would prevent social media companies from showing addictive feeds or targeted ads to anyone under 16, regulate potentially harmful AI chatbots, mandate stricter data privacy and safety settings for minors, and give parents more control over their children's online accounts. The legislative package, called Kids Over Clicks , includes Senate Bills 757 through 760. It was introduced by Sens. Darrin Camilleri, Kevin Hertel and Dayna Polehanki. They were joined by legal, health and technology experts, as well as youth and parent advocates, to testify about the need for the legislation. Gadd, an Ovid resident, shared a firsthand account of her 12-year-old daughter London, who died by suicide Aug. 1, 2024. A...
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