Governor Spencer Cox (R., Utah) signed a pair of bills regulating social-media use among minors. The new laws introduce a host of new measures aimed at protecting children and empowering parental oversight.
Provisions include age verification for maintaining a social-media profile, consent of guardians for a minor to open an account, parental access to all content from their child’s account, and limited data collection for juveniles.
Shannon Osaka, The Washington Post
Madison Colombo, Fox News
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