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Parents Urged More Platforms To Adopt Safeguards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition to Empower our Futureย (CEF) today released the results of a focus group with parents across the country who voiced support for new safeguards designed to protect young people online and give families more control over how children use social media. The focus group included conversations with parents across the country following the announcement of an agreement between the states and Meta to adopt new safety features.
"Parents want practical tools that help them protect their kids online," said Glen Weiner, executive director of CEF.ย "This agreement is an important step forward, but these safeguards should not stop with one platform. Every app and platform where young people spend time should implement similar protections."
Parents highlighted screen-time limits, protections during school and nighttime hours, and greater control over algorithm-based feeds as important steps within a broader approach to youth mental health and wellbeing. They also called on other platforms and policymakers to take additional action to protect young people online.
What Parents Are Saying
Participants in the focus group echoed parents across the country who have expressed strong support for the agreement and industry-wide adoption. See more research from CEF on how parents are reacting to the survey HEREย and reactions from parents across the country HERE.ย
The focus group was conducted with Mercury Analytics on Thursday, September 3, 2026, among parents across the country.ย
About the Coalition to Empower our Future
Coalition to Empower our Future is an organization bringing together a range of voices to fully inform solutions that empower youth, parents, communities, and society. The Coalition to Empower our Future supports solutions that are inclusive of the full spectrum of factors impacting youth mental health. Former Montana Governorย Steve Bullock, former U.S. Representativeย Carlos Curbelo, andย Dr. Caroline Carney, a board-certified psychiatrist and internist, serve on the board of directors of the Coalition to Empower our Future.
To learn more, visitย empowerourfuturecoalition.comย or follow Coalition to Empower our Future onย Facebook,ย Xย andย YouTube.
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SOURCE Coalition to Empower our Future
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