Platform
Our Mission
Young people are growing up into a world where we feel powerless. Our political systems are broken, our economy is a trap between high costs and barriers to opportunity, and the American Dream has become a broken promise for many of us.
The Young People's Alliance is a political home for young people across party lines who are solving the biggest challenges of our era:
- 🗽Autonomy: Taking back control over our lives.
- 🏭Opportunity: Creating an economic future for young people.
- 🏛️Democracy: Building a democracy responsive to our generation.
Issues
Autonomy
Regulate manipulative social media practices to protect young people's autonomy online.
Social media companies collect data on everything about us, and use that data to manipulate us to stay online for as long as possible. For our generation to thrive, we must be free from manipulative practices that restrict our ability to spend our time the way we want. At the same time, we must ensure that any tech regulation maximizes our freedom online, and would not censor speech. We endorse the Kids Online Safety Act in Congress and wrote the Social Media Algorithmic Control in IT Act in North Carolina.
Regulate AI companions so they support our lives, not make us dependent.
Companies have recently sprung up targeting young people with the promise of AI companionship. These platforms use manipulative practices to make users emotionally dependent on chatbots, and weaken our generation's ability to build meaningful relationships with each other. We believe that AI companions should be regulated to ensure that they are used in ways that enable us to live fulfilling lives, rather than using manipulative practices to make us lonelier.
We are exploring other policies related to building robust social infrastructure and otherwise supporting young people's capacity for self-direction.
Opportunity
Securing a life of purpose and meaning for young people
Our generation's career outlook is becoming increasingly unstable. We support policies that open up doors to careers, including occupational licensing reform, ending legacy admissions, salary transparency, and programs that create more internships, apprenticeships, and entry-level jobs. We are also interested in policy that will give people a meaningful role in an AI-driven economy.
Building affordable housing and fostering communities
Young people are left perpetually economically insecure because housing is out of reach. We support zoning reform to construct more affordable housing and fill out the missing middle of housing. We are also interested in policies that foster strong communities where young people can thrive.
Democracy
Require AI generated content to be labeled on online platforms.
Endorsed S.2691, the AI Labeling Act of 2023 by Senators Schatz (D-HI) and Kennedy (R-LA). As digital natives, the internet is a key source of information for our generation, and identifying AI-generated content is critical to maintaining public trust and prevening misinformation.
Center youth perspectives in policymaking.
Endorsed H.4444, a bill to establish the Office of Young Americans in the White House. It is time for our voices to become a genuine part of the political conversations, rather than being spoken for by parents and pundits.