![]() Still other laws, like one put forward but not yet passed in Connecticut would apply to those under 16 instead of 18. The Arkansas law only applies to new accounts, for example, while Utah’s law also creates dangerous privacy invasions by in some cases requiring parents to have access to children’s social networks and private messages. There are some differences in these laws. TELL CONGRESS: OPPOSE THE KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT Once the Utah and Arkansas laws are in effect, young people will not be able to access social media using a login without a complicated approval process that would require parents and guardians to share their private information with social media platforms or third-party verification services. And though it doesn’t directly require parental consent for social media, the Kids Online Safety Act, too, would require platforms to implement “parental supervision” tools that would force them to verify child-parent relationships. The same would be true nationally under the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, which was recently introduced in Congress. When they go into effect in March 2024 and September 2023, respectively, anyone under eighteen will be required to obtain parental consent before accessing social media. Utah and Arkansas have already passed such laws. In doing so, they would also violate the same core First Amendment rights of people of all ages by requiring identification to access important global platforms. These laws would require people under a certain age, usually 18, to obtain parental consent before making an account on some of the most popular platforms on the planet, many of which are useful for young people to access educational resources, community, political speech, and more. ![]() They also enforce a presumption that parents of minors do not want them accessing social media. ![]() Numerous state laws passed this year, and bills proposed in Congress, would set onerous new restrictions on what young people can do online, depriving teenagers of their First Amendment rights to express themselves, access protected speech, engage in anonymous speech, and participate in online communities.
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