KY bill regulating kids’ social media had bipartisan support, AG backing. What killed it?

“Especially during points of isolation, kids were able to use social media as a means to stay connected to their friends and their peers, which is really important. We want that connectivity."

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 2,471

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Bella Cornett sees a direct line between a social media influencer who posted videos of tricks with vaping smoke and the bullying she endured in her Kentucky high school.

Cornett, 19, said her friend group at the time watched those social media videos as first year high school students and “thought that was so cool.”

They started vaping too, she said. Then, for some, came marijuana, drinking and “harder stuff.”

“Us …

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