Michigan Senate passes ‘Kids Over Clicks’ bill targeting social media addiction, online exploitation

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 630

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Wednesday’s session of the Michigan Senate brought new changes for the ways in which Big Tech companies are held accountable for unethical practices that leave children and teenagers vulnerable to the perils of being exploited and bullied online or becoming addicted to endless social media scrolling.

Senate Bills 757-760, known as the “Kids Over Clicks” package, cleared the upper chamber of the Legislature. Even as a Democratic-led initiative, the package did net a few Republican …

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