A coalition of 52 state attorneys general from across the United States, including territories and the District of Columbia, has announced an agreement with a major social media platform aimed at enhancing protections for teenage users. The initiative seeks to introduce industry-wide standards designed to empower parents and promote healthier digital habits among adolescents.

Under the terms of the agreement, the platform commits to implementing several measures: a daily screen time limit of two hours for teens, automatic disabling of app access during nighttime hours by default, suspension of notifications during school hours, and prompts reminding teens to take breaks at 15-minute intervals of continuous use. Additionally, the platform will offer new parental supervision tools, allowing guardians to manage and customize how their teenagers engage with the app.

The coalition emphasized that while these steps mark significant progress, the effectiveness of such measures depends on broader adoption across the social media landscape. They highlighted the tendency of teenagers to switch between platforms when restrictions are imposed on just one, urging other major services, specifically naming TikTok and YouTube, to implement comparable safeguards.

The initiative reflects ongoing concerns among policymakers and child health advocates about the potential mental health impacts of excessive screen time and unrestricted social media use among young people. By promoting consistent industry standards, the group aims to create a safer and more controlled online environment for teens nationwide.

The attorneys general described their approach as a bipartisan effort and positioned it as a continuation of their prior work to balance parental authority with technological innovation. They called on peer companies to collaborate on these protective measures to ensure sustained and meaningful progress in supporting adolescent users online.