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| https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-calls-tech-industry-protect-children-dangerous-app-content | McAdams calls on tech industry to protect children from dangerous app content | 2019-11-21 | 2019 | 2019-11 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams introduced a resolution designed to empower parents to protect their children from dangerous and exploitative content on digital apps. McAdams joined Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) on a House resolution (H. Res. 721) to resolve barriers that prevent adults from effectively protecting their children. The resolution calls on technology and app development companies to establish an app rating board, comprised of industry representatives, and child development and child protection experts to 1) establish new criteria for appropriate content for age-specific app ratings, 2) review app ratings and descriptions of the most downloaded apps, and 3) impose sanctions for noncompliance. The model is based on the ratings provided to parents from the film and video game industry. As a parent to four kids, this issue really hits home for me. My wife Julie and I are always looking for tools that will help protect our children online, said McAdams. Salt Lake County police arrested 30 online predators in four days last month alone, in a crackdown on cybercrimes. This resolution is a commonsense step that parents, tech companies and law enforcement can all support. Nothing should get in the way of keeping our children safe from online exploitation. Research shows that children ages 8-12 are exposed to online content an average of six hours a day. McAdams says that parents do their best to monitor their kids' exposure to harmful apps, but the tech industry can and should do more to give parents stream-lined app ratings and more user-friendly parental controls. McAdams said the resolution is supported by the Fix App Ratings Coalition and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, among others. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |