A roadmap for 2029 and beyond that’s being bandied about by the Democrats calls for banning social media for children under 16.
The roadmap is known as Project 2029 in reference to the right’s Project 2025, and it includes a “Kids Over Clicks” proposal that calls for banning social media access for anyone under 16.
Stunningly, the proposal cites a law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, as inspiration.
“By keeping the youngest users off these platforms entirely, this approach buys time for adolescent brains to develop the cognitive defenses needed to navigate platforms built around addictive design,” the proposal reads. “These restrictions are similar to a Florida law that received overwhelming bipartisan support.”
Signed in 2024, the law banned those under 14 from using social media, while requiring those 14 and 15 years of age to obtain parental permission before accessing social media.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signs a bill that would ban children under the age of 14 in Florida from joining social media platforms. pic.twitter.com/rtLHFeZjaW
— The Recount (@therecount) March 25, 2024
The “Kids Over Clicks” proposal would also strip platforms and artificial intelligence companies of vital protections.
Democrats want “to clarify that companies aren’t protected from lawsuits stemming from AI-generated content, paid ads, illegal content or activity, and platforms that promote stalking or other nonconsensual behavior,” according to Semafor.
To be clear, the group behind Project 2029 doesn’t necessarily represent all Democrats. Rather, they’re a group hoping to persuade mainstream Democrats to their agenda before and if the party regains power.
“We’re going to see many people running for president … and we want to set the standard in terms of the type of ambition that we want to see when it comes to solving these problems,” Project 2029 Executive Director Chad Maisel told Semafor.
Maisel previously served as an adviser to then-President Joe Biden and Sen. Cory Booker.
Project 2029, a new policy group preparing for a Democrat to win the White House in 2028, has named an executive director and plans to put out its first policy ideas in March, Axios has learned.
Chad Maisel, who worked at the Biden White House’s Domestic Policy Council and for…
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The proposal also calls for “adopting stronger default privacy protections, designing safer internet platforms, banning cell phones in schools (with exceptions), pushing for a smartphone-free childhood until age 14, banning surveillance advertising, and limiting data collection on children,” according to Semafor.
The people behind Project 2029 specifically chose to start with kids because they felt that it was the least polarizing subject to tackle. However, they intend to also release proposals pertaining to healthcare, housing, and the border.
“Most high-profile political issues are already coded and claimed by one party or the other,” Project 2029 contributor Rishi Bharwani said. “Kids’ online safety is the exception.”
“The next president has the ability to run on these issues and enter the White House with a clear mandate for action and a day-one policy blueprint that they can coalesce congressional leaders around,” he added.
Project 2029’s proposals have already begun attracting criticism on social media, where Democratic voters have accused the group of trying to match what they call the Republicans’ “techno-fascism.”
This would be political suicide as it’s hated on both sides.
— Serial experiments Luna (@chan_lambda) June 29, 2026
Dems Project 2029 immediately includes the same technofascism as the Republicans.
— Twilight Cosmic (@TBG89) June 30, 2026
How to kill the Democrat party faster than the socialists and communists are doing.
— Shadow (@____Sh4d0w_____) June 30, 2026
Hopefully they will realize at some point in the near future that this will put pretty much everyone against them. Please, can’t we act like a party that actually wants to win? 😩
— OverlyAbstractNonsense (@AbstractOverly) June 30, 2026
Most of Dem leadership so stupid that they can’t read the room. We’re going to win voters back on our side and keep them away from the evil far left candidates, by implementing Digital ID and mass surveillance Even though that shit is failing in the countries who have
— Single issue voter (@justaformerfan) June 29, 2026
WTF. Their project 2029 should be about prosecuting the crimes from this admin, bringing back the economy, restoring freedoms, getting rid of surveillance state shit, restoring the White House, fixing healthcare, taxing billionaires, restoring order…
Not this garbage.
— James Hall (@hall_jamesr) June 29, 2026
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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