Everybody Agrees: Social Media Is Bad For Kids #FoodNotPhones

The Lempert Report
August 15, 2023

In one of the few issues that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on are the sponsors of the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act. More than half of teens say that social media use is ubiquitous, depression in teens has doubled over the last decade and almost 1 in 3 teen girls considered suicide in 2021. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.)

Just a reminder, you can join in on our newest initiative Food Not Phones where we all commit to putting down our phones during mealtimes. Join us along with industry’s leaders: the FMI Foundation’s Family Meals Movement, Acosta Group, Hy-Vee and The Association of Retail & Consumer Professionals. Check it out at FoodNotPhones.com