Stop Generation Alpha’s brain rot epidemic

By now, we’ve all surely witnessed the unwanted side effects of excessive screen time in children. Generation Z, born in roughly 1995-2012, grew up enmeshed in online culture. Their successors in Generation Alpha essentially exited the womb with a tablet computer in their hands.

Last week, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 186, which would require social media companies to verify a user’s age when they sign up for an account. If the bill becomes law, tech companies will be penalized if they knowingly allow children on their platforms.