Last March, Utah passed the Social Media Regulation Act and became the gold standard for protecting kids online. At the final hour, however, the state is preparing to do precisely what it said it wouldn’t do: back down. Facing pressure from Big Tech lawsuits, the Utah State Legislature is currently advancing a pair of bills, H.B. 464 and S.B. 194, that cede ground to Big Tech and roll back protections for kids on social media. Governor Spencer Cox, for his part, seems poised to sign both bills, despite his promise to not “back down from a potential legal challenge when […]
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The two bills in question, SB194 and HB464, would roll back powerful protections for kids’ online safety and fail to significantly immunize the law against legal challenges. In passing the Social Media Regulation Act, Utah led the nation in protecting children from the scientifically documented harms of social media.
As the lament of questionable messages and content on social media platforms continues to rise among concerned adults, the South Carolina House of Representatives has recently passed a Social Media