Social media companies ‘... are killing our kids,’ Gov. Cox alleges, says Utah is ready for lawsuits over new regulations

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he's confident legislation aiming to curb how social media is used by Utah youth will survive any court challenge.

without parental consent. Both were struck down on First Amendment grounds.

“We have new facts about the internet and about social media platforms that were not available when those cases were decided. The internet is a very different thing. Social media didn’t even exist when most of those cases were decided,” Cox said. The attorney says his group has no plans to file suit once Cox signs the bills into law, but he anticipates several other lawsuits to materialize in short order.

And earlier this year, Cox, along with Attorney General Sean Reyes, announced that sometime in the future t

 

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I wonder how much he's being paid by those that protect predators to blame social media?

Isn't that government control, isn't that what republicans hate?

The Guv got the same response when he asked the kids if they need to be protected from books and teaching black history. Of course he’s going after it all…..except sane gun restrictions

And he is correct.

If SpencerJCox thinks Social Media is killing our kids, wait until he finds out about GUNS! What a coward - he is on leash held by the right wing nuts in his party.

Being reflexively anti-GOP, left wing activist Bryan Schott has backed himself into defending kids‘ First Amendment right to access porn. 🤦 Sick burn on Twitter tho.

“Protect the children” except for child sex abuse: GovCox & JStuartAdams allow the LDS/Mormon Church to avoid mandatory reporting of child sex abuse in Utah. 1 of 5 kids in Utah are sexually molested, but socialmedia is the enemy? 🙄hypocrisy shame utpol utleg

Sounds like parents need to be better parents and watch what their kids are doing on the internet. The government isn’t there to do the parenting for you.

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