There’s a battle happening over your child’s safety, and most Vermonters have no idea it’s underway. That’s because it’s being waged behind closed doors, not in press conferences or public hearings, but in whispered conversations, anonymous letters, and legal threats from some of the most powerful corporations in the world.

Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill aimed at making social media less addictive for teens. The Kids’ Code bill would require social media companies to set privacy settings by default, and it would ban addictive features like infinite scrolling and notifications.