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Committee approves bill requiring age verification for social media accounts for minors
Summary
The House Government Modernization and Technology Committee passed House Bill 1275, sponsored by Representative Chad Caldwell, to require age verification for social media accounts for minors. Supporters cited youth mental-health harms; opponents raised privacy, free-speech and enforcement concerns. The measure passed the committee 7–1.
At a meeting of the House Government Modernization and Technology Committee, members voted 7–1 to pass House Bill 1275, a proposal by Representative Chad Caldwell that would require age verification for social media accounts for minors.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Chad Caldwell, told the committee the measure is “content neutral” and aims to “put some guardrails on social media access for our kids.” He said the legislation is modeled on prior state bills and federal privacy discussions and argued the state has “a compelling interest to protect the youth of Oklahoma.”
The bill drew extended questions from committee…
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