Safe Social Media Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to study social media use by teenagers and report to Congress. Sec. 2, FTC study and report: The FTC, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, must study social media use by individuals under age 17, covering what personal information is collected, how algorithms use it, how it is used for targeted ads, daily usage frequency, age-related usage differences, mental health effects, and potential harms and benefits of extended use. Within three years of enactment, the FTC must submit a report to Congress with findings and recommended policy changes. The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply to this section. Sec. 3, Definition of social media platform: The term means a public-facing website or app, including social networks and video sharing services, that serves the public and primarily provides a forum for user-generated content like messages, videos, images, games, and audio files. It excludes broadband internet access service providers and electronic mail.