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Mike Kennedy

Republican on It Is Time for Congress to Act 2026-08-31

199 words · 14 sentences · 18 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Claims 56%Positioning 3%Thanks 8%Reasoning 17%The ask 17%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 36 wordslast week Meta reached a $12.2 billion settlement and agreed to implement new safety guardrails in youth protections.¹ We have all witnessed the harms caused by an unchecked social media algorithm: Unearned certaintyanxiety and depression, lost sleep, Positioning · 5 wordsand even a lost childhood.Positioning Claims · 27 wordsAn entire generation of young people are struggling under the weight of a technology engineered to capture their attention and hold it for as long as possible. Thanks · 15 wordsI thank Utah Attorney General Derek Brown for helping to lead us in this fight.Thanks Claims · 5 wordsThis is a landmark win, Reasoning · 34 wordsbut its reach is limited. It is one company. It does not cover the next platform. It does not cover the next algorithm. Most importantly, it does not guarantee protection for the next child. The ask · 26 wordsCongress needs to act to implement lasting changes.Vague promise Congress has a responsibility to set one clear standard that applies to every platform before the harm happens. Claims · 44 wordsThat is what my Algorithm Accountability Act does. It strips section 230 immunity from platforms that violate a clear duty of care to their users, ²and it gives families, not just State attorneys general, the ability to hold these companies accountable in Federal court.³ The ask · 7 wordsIt is time for Congress to act.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 89

2 of 4 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and even a lost childhood.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank Utah Attorney General Derek Brown for helping to lead us in this fight.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · no score

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Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Clarity · 88

2 of 4 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “We have all witnessed the harms”The phrase asserts shared experience in place of a source for the claimed harms.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “Congress needs to act to implement lasting changes”The call names no measure, date, or success condition for the ‘lasting changes’.

Claims · 3

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“Meta reached a $12.2 billion settlement and agreed to implement new safety guardrails in youth protections”Last week (relative to August 31, 2026), Meta reached a $12.2 billion settlement and agreed to implement new safety guardrails in youth protections.search
2“It strips section 230 immunity from platforms that violate a clear duty of care to their users”Mike Kennedy’s Algorithm Accountability Act strips section 230 immunity from platforms that violate a clear duty of care to their users.search
3“it gives families, not just State attorneys general, the ability to hold these companies accountable in Federal court”The Algorithm Accountability Act gives families, not just State attorneys general, the ability to hold these companies accountable in Federal court.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16