Why a $95 million bill to study tech's effects on kids might actually pass this time
 

Why a $95 million bill to study tech's effects on kids might actually pass this time
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Congress wants to spend $95 million to study how gadgets and social media affects children.*

The proposal for the Children and Media Research Advancement Act, or CAMRA Act, was introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate. A bipartisan group is behind the bill, so it might actually have a chance of passing.*

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The bill is not new. Back in 2004, then-Sen. Joseph Lieberman wanted to study the effects of electronic media on the youth. It fizzled out. The same thing happened when a version of the bill was introduced again in 2007 — just a few months before Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone.* Read more...

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