Bipartisan bill would help parents to monitor kids' social media for harmful activity

11/09/2025 5 min
Bipartisan bill would help parents to monitor kids' social media for harmful activity

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It’s challenging for parents to get access to their kids’ data to look out for online harms. In Congress, there's a bipartisan push to change that with a bill called Sammy's Law, named after a teen who died of fentanyl poisoning in 2021. He purchased drugs on social media.Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Will Oremus, tech news analysis writer at The Washington Post, who’s been monitoring the bill's progress.