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Utah House approves parental opt-in rules for minors’ social media accounts
Summary
On March 1, 2023 the Utah House passed a third-substitute of Senate Bill 152, requiring parental opt-in and parental-control tools for minors on social media, banning targeted advertising to minors, and creating enforcement through a private right of action and the Division of Consumer Protection. Sponsors said the measure complements litigation tools in HB 311; it passed 60–11.
The Utah House passed a third-substitute version of Senate Bill 152 on March 1, 2023, approving a package of measures that require parental opt-in and parental-control defaults for minors’ social media accounts and restrict the collection of minors’ data and advertising to minors.
Representative Kevin Tuscher, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure is aimed at giving parents tools to limit how long and when minors use social platforms and to curb algorithmic practices the sponsor said have contributed to worsening mental-health indicators among teens. Tuscher cited recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures he summarized during floor debate to argue for new guardrails: “nearly 3 in 5 or 57…
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