Committee hears competing views on draft social‑media age‑verification bill; sponsors will refine language
Senate Bill 11, a proposal to require parental verification before minors use account‑based social media, prompted supporters who cited youth mental‑health concerns and opponents who said similar laws have been enjoined in other states; author and stakeholders will work on a narrower amendment before the bill returns to committee.
The full story
Senate Bill 11, a bill that would require social‑media operators to obtain verifiable parental consent before a minor (15 and under in the current draft) can access account‑based social media, drew competing testimony and legal concerns at the Judiciary Committee hearing.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or