Senate passes social media bill with retro vision for online networks

Published in Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

By ELLA ADAMS and

SAM DRYSDALE

State House News Service

BOSTON — The Senate on July 9 passed a bill to regulate youth social media use in what some senators said is an attempt to return the platforms to the “OG social media” of the early aughts.

Senators…