Whereas internet-ready devices, and the applications that run on such devices, are used by millions of minors daily; Whereas the most-downloaded apps often include content that is not consistent with the age rating or description of such apps; Whereas clarity in the rating of apps is a critical part of social responsibility on the part of leading technology companies when including apps in their databases for their users to download; Whereas parents of minors deserve transparency and accuracy in the ratings of apps and the meanings behind those ratings; Whereas no third-party organization is holding app developers accountable to ensure that app age ratings are consistent and accurate across devices and that app descriptions adequately explain the content and advertising available to minors in such apps; Whereas no third-party organization has the authority to impose sanctions for nondisclosure related to app content and advertising; Whereas apps contain unique risks of both exposure to inappropriate content and predators, so a specific app rating system that takes these unique risks into account is needed; Whereas social media is increasingly being used to recruit and sexually exploit young users for sexual abuse or sex trafficking; Whereas social media is increasingly used for sexual harassment and sexualized bullying, including unsolicited sexually explicit images, repeated requests for sexually explicit imagery, sexual images that are not consensually shared, and unwanted exposure to pornographic images; Whereas recent studies indicate that excessive use of social media, particularly in young girls, can lead to an increase in depressive symptoms; Whereas suicide rates, depression, and mental health issues among adolescents in the United States have been found to increase as social media use has surged within the same age group