Former Chicago mayor and potential 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel is calling for the United States to restrict social media access for children 16 and younger.

“When it comes to our adolescence, it's either going to be adults or the algorithms,” Emanuel said in a post on X. “One of them is going to raise the kids. And I think we need to help parents.”

When it comes to our adolescents, it’s either going to be adults or the algorithms that raise our kids. No child under the age of 16 should have access to social media. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and others are too powerful, too addictive, too alluring and too often target our… pic.twitter.com/O9XUz9nuR2

— Rahm Emanuel (@RahmEmanuel) December 9, 2025

Emanuel, a Democrat, shared his stance after Australia became the first co

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