With a woman at look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

Last week, Missouri Senator Josh Holley introduced a bill that would set the legal age to sign

up for a social media account to 16.

Social media companies would be responsible to enforce compliance.

Now, on one hand, it's ultimately the parent's job to keep kids safe.

On the other, many just aren't doing that job, and this is a mental health emergency.

Going to a new report from the CDC, rates of depression and suicidality among teenage

girls have skyrocketed in the last 10 years.

Even internal research from social media companies suggest that apps like Instagram and TikTok

are dangerous for kids.

They've been a kid alone with the internet, and their pocket is like letting a toddler

swim alone.

Holley's bill is unlikely to pass, but it should, lost teach and protect.

Like with cigarettes, it's easier to protect kids from social media if they never start,

and it's made uncool.

In a crisis cultural moment like this one, the more protective barriers, the better.

With the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.