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Regulations will require parental permission for minors to access social media and prevent companies from causing ‘addiction’
The governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, signed sweeping social media legislation on Thursday that would require explicit parental permissions for anyone under 18 to use platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. He also signed a bill prohibiting social media companies from employing techniques that could cause minors to develop an “addiction” to the platforms.
The former is the first state law in the US prohibiting social media services from allowing access to minors without parental consent. The state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed both bills earlier this month, despite opposition from civil liberties groups.
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