In the face of large increases in depression, anxiety and suicide among teens, Utah is the first state to try to limit access to social media by minors. Several other states are considering ...
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 sweeping ...
The law would limit ... over teens’ access to social media threatens their ability to find “private space to talk about these things,” they said. “I’m a queer person in Utah.
Utah became the first state to pass legislation seeking to limit teenagers' access to social media sites last week. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said he signed the two bills in order to protect the ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Work during the Utah ... Social media has drawn the bulk of attention during the legislative session, but lawmakers also approved measures to give parents more tools to limit ...
The Utah Social Media Regulation Act, which was originally set to go into effect in March 2024, aims to restrict minors' access to social ... other accounts and to limit when they can message ...
Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Republican legislative leaders ...
Her boss, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox — a man who has been vocal about not allowing his teenage daughter to access social media — came ... look in a regular mirror. Teen girls around the age of ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have barred social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc., from serving users under the age of 16, a move that would ...
50 percent of teens say social media makes them feel worse about their body image. 18 percent of Utah youth report seriously considering suicide in the past year.