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After Australian teens were kicked off of social media this week following a nationwide social media ban for anyone in the country under the age of 16, several lawmakers and other political figures called on the United States to do something similar.

Congress has passed some general online safety laws, such as limits on the collection of minors’ information by social media platforms, but thus far, Congress has not enacted any laws that would change who can use social media platforms, or how the apps are designed for minors.

“I imagine it’s the opposition from the tech industry,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y. “I see social media as a catastrophe for the mental health of the next generation, and I feel like society is conducting an unpreceden

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