Utah proposes new rules to part of bills in regulating social media companies

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The State of Utah's Division of Consumer Protection on Monday published some rules that are part of the bills to thethat piles on a hefty list of requirements for social media companies that provide services to juveniles.

Monday's proposed rules would include specifying what forms of age verification would be acceptable, how social media companies would verify parental consent, and lay down rules on how long a child's information can be retained. “Low-cost technologies already exist for these companies to verify the ages of their users while also protecting their privacy," said Margaret Woolley Busse, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce. . As such, this rule puts the onus on the social media companies to accurately age verify and obtain parental consent.

 

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