Illinois has joined a growing number of states that regulate the way social media companies can interact with minors. The Children's Online Social Media Safety Act aims to create guardrails for kids while still giving them an option to learn and connect with people through social media. 

In the Loop chats with experts about what families need to know about these new regulations and the potential privacy concerns of age verification.

GUESTS: Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

Marshini Chetty, professor of computer science, University of Chicago

Mawa Iqbal, WBEZ senior statehouse reporter 

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