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Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents
Updated On: 25 March, 2023 08:06 AM IST | Salt Lake City | Agencies
Collectively, they seek to prevent children from being lured to apps by addictive features and from having ads promoted to them
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Gov. Spencer Cox signs two social media regulation bills at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City Thursday. PicAP
Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law designed to shield young people from the addictive platforms.
Two laws signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox Thursday prohibit kids under 18 from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., require age verification for anyone who wants to use social media in the state and open the door to lawsuits on behalf of children claiming social media harmed them. Collectively, they seek to prevent children from being lured to apps by addictive features and from having ads promoted to them.
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