Utah became the first state Thursday to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media sites
SALT LAKE CITY — — Utah became the first state Thursday to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers' access to social media sites.
In addition to the parental consent provisions, social media companies would likely have to design new features to comply with parts of the law to prohibit promoting ads to minors and showing them in search results. Search and targeted advertising are two key revenue-generating mechanisms for many social media companies.
“We remain very optimistic that we will be able to pass not just here in the state of Utah but across the country legislation that significantly changes the relationship of our children with these very destructive social media apps,” he said. Utah's law was signed on thee same day TikTok’s CEO testified before Congress about, among other things, TikTok’s effects on teenagers’ mental health
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