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• @govcox @govcox on x

  We're no longer willing to let social media companies continue to harm the mental health of our youth. Today we signed two key bills in our fight against social media companies into law: ➡️ SB152 requires social media companies to verify that users in https://socialmedia.utah.gov…

• @sltrib @sltrib on x

  Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of bills on Thursday that will regulate when and how minors in Utah can use of social media and aims to stop those companies from designing addicting features. https://www.sltrib.com/...

• @jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis on x

  Oh, Lord, @joenbc & @morningmika are praising the horrid Utah social-media law. Think teens were depressed before, now take away access to their friends and surveil them at all hours. Yeesh. #MoralPanic https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @kellen_browning Kellen Browning on x

  This feels big - @natashanyt reports that Utah will ban social media platforms from letting people under 18 have accounts, or use them at certain hours, without parental permission. The goal: address the “mental health crisis” among young people. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  Utah decides to protect children in the state where firearms are their #1 cause of death by 1. Requiring age verification of all Utah users to sign up for a social app. Minors need parental permission. 2. Banning apps whose UI is addictive Guns? Still Ok https://www.sltrib.com/..…

• @schotthappens @schotthappens on x

  Lawmakers say the restrictions will protect children from the harm social media does to their mental health. That concern for their well-being apparently does not extend to firearms, which are the leading cause of death for children #utpol #utleg https://www.sltrib.com/...

• @benjamingoggin Ben Goggin on x

  Now for Utah residents, social media companies must also: *verify the age of all account holders *allow parental access to minor posts/messages *impose a digital curfew by default between 1030PM and 630AM https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @matthewschmitz Matthew Schmitz on x

  “It will require social media services to block Utah minors from accessing their accounts from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., a default setting that only a parent or guardian will be able to modify.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @schotthappens @schotthappens on x

  Utah becomes the first state to pass regulations restricting how minors use social media platforms. The legislation will likely bring a legal challenge over privacy and constitutional concerns #utpol #utleg https://www.sltrib.com/...

• @gamesaslit @gamesaslit on x

  Conservatives would rather regulate teenagers than regulate the corporations that are actually causing the problem. https://twitter.com/...

• @awindernewton Aimee Winder Newton on x

  @mikemckellutah ... It was so fun to work with you on this! Thanks for your leadership and great policy mind.

• @metzsam Sam Metz on x

  Utah is the first state in the U.S. to begin restricting how minors can use social media apps. Gov. Spencer Cox has signed laws to regulate when & how minors can use of social media and aims to stop those companies from designing addicting features.https://www.sltrib.com/ ...

• @mrddmia @mrddmia on x

  Kudos to @GovCox along with @JordanTeuscher and Sen. Kirk Cullimore for taking a bold step in supporting families in their mission to protect children from the perils of social media apps. Big Tech and the Chinese Communist Party don't https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ ...... https:…

• @b52malmet Barbara Malmet on x

  How is it going to be enforced? Kids are way ahead of their parents! Telling them no will only make them try harder for a work around. State-sanctioned government overreach. Where are the smart parents who know how to talk with their kids about this? https://www.nbcnews.com/...