The Evidence
Every article below is from a major, credible news source. They all point to the same conclusion: social media needs content ratings, user controls, and time limits. CleoSocial ships all three.
Bipartisan senators push Stop the Scroll Act and Kids Off Social Media Act, calling for warning labels and age controls — features CleoSocial already ships.
60 parents traveled to Capitol Hill, placing 150 roses representing children harmed by online platforms, and met with lawmakers to advocate for federal legislation.
Bipartisan bill bans social media for children under 13 and prohibits algorithmic content recommendation for users under 17.
Senate Commerce Committee advances bipartisan legislation setting age minimums and banning addictive algorithmic feeds for teens.
The Stop the Scroll Act — requiring mental health warning labels on social media platforms — passes Senate committee.
Bipartisan legislation giving parents greater control over what children can access on their devices.
The U.S. Surgeon General calls for cigarette-style warning labels on social media, citing that 95% of children ages 10-17 use platforms and 3+ hours daily doubles the risk of mental health problems.
Official U.S. government advisory stating social media presents "a profound risk of harm" to children and adolescents.
Professional public health analysis supporting the Surgeon General's call for warning labels on social media platforms.
Landmark verdict finds Meta and Google negligent. Internal Meta document revealed: "If we wanna win big with teens, we must bring them in as tweens." 10,000+ individual cases still pending.
Jury finds platforms negligent in separate coverage of the landmark social media addiction trial.
Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent, adding to the growing wave of legal accountability for social media harms.
Global coverage of the landmark ruling confirming platform liability for social media addiction.
Jury orders Meta to pay $375 million after finding the company engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices exploiting children's vulnerabilities.
New Mexico jury confirms Meta violated state law in harming children's mental health and safety.
NBC coverage of the $375 million verdict against Meta in the New Mexico child exploitation case.
Fox Business coverage of the landmark $375 million verdict against Meta in New Mexico.
Global coverage of the $375 million verdict, highlighting Meta's systematic endangerment of children.
Australia becomes the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, with fines up to $49.5M AUD. 70% of voters endorsed the ban.
Deep dive into Australia's landmark social media ban and its potential impact on millions of young users.
Comprehensive tracker of 10+ countries banning or restricting social media for minors: Australia, Indonesia, France, Denmark, Germany, UK, Austria, Portugal, Spain, and Greece.
As more countries consider bans, experts argue there's a better alternative: building platforms responsibly from the start.
Expert says a U.S. ban on social media for teens is "inevitable," following Australia's lead and growing global momentum.
European nations including France, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Austria, and Spain are moving to restrict or ban social media for minors.
UK rejects an outright ban but urges social media companies to do more to protect children on their platforms.
UK launches a pilot program trialing social media bans for hundreds of teenagers as part of its online safety push.
Instagram CEO announces on the TODAY Show that the platform is adopting PG-13-style content guidelines for teen users — a concept CleoSocial launched with.
Good Morning America coverage of Instagram's adoption of movie-style content standards for teens.
Exclusive interview where Instagram unveils its teen account features inspired by movie content ratings.
CNBC coverage of Instagram's rollout of PG-13-inspired content guidelines for teen accounts.
CNN reports on Meta's latest update making Instagram "PG-13" for teen users.
TIME covers Instagram's new restrictions for teen users and the challenges of implementation.
Despite Teen Account protections, 60% of teens aged 13-15 still encountered unsafe content on Instagram.
The movie industry challenges Instagram's use of the "PG-13" rating, arguing it misrepresents the established standard.
Meta settles with the Motion Picture Association, agreeing to add a disclaimer after co-opting the PG-13 rating without authorization.
Instagram expands its movie-inspired teen content restrictions globally, following CleoSocial's model of content ratings.
Meta's official announcement expanding teen account content ratings internationally.
Meta, TikTok, and Snap agree to independent safety assessments. Companies rated highly receive a "blue shield badge"; those rated poorly are flagged.
44% of parents say social media is the #1 negative influence on teen mental health. 48% of teens agree it negatively impacts their age group — up from 32% in 2022.
New Pew data on how teens experience the three dominant social platforms and the content they encounter.
The UN-backed World Happiness Report presents seven lines of evidence showing social media is not reasonably safe for children at the population level.
ABC News coverage of the World Happiness Report's findings on social media's negative impact on adolescent wellbeing.
Oxford's analysis of the 2026 World Happiness Report and its findings on social media's relationship to global wellbeing.
New York requires social media platforms to display mental health warning labels for users under 18 — labels cannot be bypassed.
Virginia law takes effect requiring age verification for users 16+ and limiting under-16s to one hour of social media per day.
300+ bills pending across 45+ U.S. states. 19 states have already enacted youth social media safety laws.
FTC data reveals nearly one in five American children spend 4+ hours per day on social media, fueling calls for regulation.
Nearly a quarter of all consumers deleted a social media app in the past year, rising to nearly a third for Gen Z. A cultural shift away from algorithmic feeds is underway.
NYU professor's four norms — no smartphone before 14, no social media before 16, phone-free schools, more real-world independence — have become "something close to a global consensus."
Internal look at how Meta is scrambling to win back teens after years of safety criticism and declining engagement.
Incoming college students are building entire social lives on social media before arriving on campus — making platform safety more critical than ever.
Content ratings. User controls. Time limits. Transparency.
CleoSocial already ships all of it.