Utah Becomes First State To Limit Social Media Access For Teens Rush Hour

Utah Becomes First State To Limit Social Media Access For Teens Rush Utah has become the first state to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers' access to social media apps. utah state senator michael mckell. Utah has become the first us state to require social media firms get parental consent for children to use their apps and verify users are at least 18. the governor said he signed the two.

Utah Became The First Us State To Restrict Teen Social Media Access Utah has become the first state to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media apps. republican gov. spencer cox signed a pair of measures thursday requiring parental consent before kids can sign up for sites like tiktok and instagram. Utah gov. spencer cox signed two bills that will limit social media use among teens and target “addictive” algorithms. first amendment and privacy advocates say the bill could be. Children and teenagers in utah would lose access to social media apps such as tiktok if they don’t have parental consent and would face other restrictions under a first in the nation law. Two bills signed this week by republican gov. spencer cox effectively repeal and replace those first in the nation laws with language the sponsors say should hold up in court. the new laws require social media companies to verify the ages of their users and disable certain features on accounts owned by utah youths.

Utah Becomes First State To Enact A Law Limiting Kids Use Of Social Children and teenagers in utah would lose access to social media apps such as tiktok if they don’t have parental consent and would face other restrictions under a first in the nation law. Two bills signed this week by republican gov. spencer cox effectively repeal and replace those first in the nation laws with language the sponsors say should hold up in court. the new laws require social media companies to verify the ages of their users and disable certain features on accounts owned by utah youths. Utah became the first state to enact laws limiting how children can use social media after republican governor spencer cox signed a pair of measures thursday that require parental consent before. Salt lake city — utah became the first state thursday to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media sites. republican gov. spencer cox signed a. Utah has become the first state to require social media companies to gain parental consent for minors to use their apps and to verify users are at least 18, a move the governor said will protect young people online. Utah has become the first state in the united states to pass a law limiting the amount of time teenagers can spend on social media platforms. the legislation, which was signed into law by governor spencer cox earlier this month, aims to address concerns about the negative effects of social media on young people's mental health.