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Parents and clinicians push for age verification bill; industry warns of privacy and constitutional risks
Summary
SB 6,111 would require age verification and parental consent for known minors on certain social media platforms and authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations. Supporters cited mental-health harms and international precedents; technology groups and privacy advocates warned of data-collection and First Amendment risks.
The Senate Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee heard extensive testimony on SB 6,111, a bill that would require certain digital service providers to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before allowing a known minor to create an account, restrict use of known-minor data and authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce violations.
Committee staff opened the discussion with a background on similar laws in other states and outlined litigation surrounding the Mississippi model, noting pending appeals and an emergency…
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