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The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.

After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to pass rules to safeguard the internet’s youngest users, some said.

A bill backed by dozens of senators would require platforms take “reasonable measures” to shield children from bullying, harassment, sexual exploitation, anorexia, self-harm and predatory marketing.

Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic.

The F.T.C. called for sweeping changes that could curb how social media, game and learning apps use and monetize youngsters’ data.