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House approves bill targeting social‑media 'addiction,' creates private civil remedy
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Bill 542, which sponsors described as targeting addictive design by requiring age authentication and parental control for minors’ social‑media accounts; lawmakers debated whether enforcement should be handled by private lawsuits or the attorney general before the measure passed and will be sent to the Senate.
The Idaho House on Feb. 9 passed House Bill 542, a measure backers said is aimed at curbing design features they described as addictive to children by requiring platforms to authenticate age and give parents control over under‑25 users.
Supporters framed the bill as a narrow, constitutionally focused response to platform design rather than content regulation. The bill sponsor said the measure “goes after addiction, not…
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