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Utah's governor signed into law two bills this week that regulate social media use for children and minors and put more power into the hands of their parents and guardians.
Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for accounts used by under-18s, placing the burden on
The bills also require social media firms to grant parents full access to their children's accounts, and to create a default "curfew" blocking overnight access to children's accounts.
Regulations will require parental permission for minors to access social media and prevent companies from causing ‘addiction’
A new Utah law that tightly restricts how minors can use social media apps like TikTok and Instagram is the first of its kind in the nation—and while its supporters say...