Utah's governor has signed sweeping legislation aimed at trying to significantly lower use of TikTok and Instagram among young people. abc15
Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a series of bills imposing new restrictions on youth access to social media.
"It’s happening all around us. Anxiety, depression is up. Suicide is up, yes," said Linda Zenger, the digital citizenship specialist for the Utah PTA."Parents can’t just say 'Oh, we have this legislation we don’t need to do anything.' Parents need to be watching," she said. A provision of one of the bills gives Utah's Department of Commerce authority to craft rules to protect privacy. The agency's executive director, Margaret Woolley Busse, said that they were exploring options beyond a government ID.
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