Utah signs first U.S. state law aimed at limiting teens’ social media access
The law requires companies to give parents access to their children’s accounts, puts a curfew on social media use from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a,m. as well as age verification for all Utah residents who want to use social media.In addition to the parental consent provisions, social media companies would likely have to design new features to comply with parts of the law to prohibit promoting ads to minors and showing them in search results.
“We remain very optimistic that we will be able to pass not just here in the state of Utah but across the country legislation that significantly changes the relationship of our children with these very destructive social media apps,” he said. The move comes as parents and lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about kids and teenagers’ use of social media and how platforms like TikTok, Instagram and others are affecting young people’s mental health.Utah’s law was signed on thee same day TikTok’s CEO testified before Congress about, among other things, TikTok’s effects on teenagers’ mental health
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