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SCVNews.com | Reps. Whitesides, Harrigan, McClain Delaney, Haridopolos Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Parental Controls Across Kids' Devices

Harrigan co-led the bill, which aims to help parents manage screen time without compromising children’s privacy.

SCVNews.com | Reps. Whitesides, Harrigan, McClain Delaney, Haridopolos Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Parental Controls Across Kids' Devices
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Representatives George Whitesides, Pat Harrigan, April McClain Delaney and Mike Haridopolos introduced the bipartisan TOTAL Screen Time Act, which would direct NIST to develop a voluntary standard for setting parental screen-time limits across devices. The proposal includes privacy and cybersecurity safeguards.

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Representative and co-lead of the TOTAL Screen Time Act

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ALSO MENTIONED  Joel Thayer, Digital Progress Institute president who supports the bill; Julianna Arnold, Parents RISE! executive director who supports the bill

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