Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Force FTC to Probe Fentanyl Sales to Minors on Social Media
Social media platforms and smaller tech companies could face increased scrutiny and potential future regulation based on the report's recommendations. The bill itself doesn't impose new rules, but the findings could lead to compliance costs or content moderation requirements down the road.
“Practices, policies, and other measures taken by social media platforms to address the ability of drug sellers to use social media platforms and the effectiveness of those practices, policies, and measures.”
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Introduced in Senate
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U.S. Senator Jon Husted and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the No Fentanyl on Social Media Act. The bill directs the FTC to study how minors access fentanyl through social media and provide recommendations to Congress to address the growing threat.
The bipartisan No Fentanyl on Social Media Act aims to investigate how drug traffickers exploit social media to target minors. The bill mandates an FTC report on platform design features and trafficking tactics used to sell fentanyl-laced pills to children.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the KIDS Act, which incorporates the No Fentanyl on Social Media Act. The legislation requires the FTC to report on how traffickers use social media to sell fentanyl and evaluate the effectiveness of current platform safety policies.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
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