Ga. Gov. Kemp Signs Bill Restricting Kids on Social Media
Georgia will stop kids younger than 16 from getting social media accounts without parental consent. Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a mandatory age-verification bill (SB-351) on Tuesday despite tech industry groups seeking a veto (see 2404020055). “As social media has…
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taken more and more room in our young people’s lives, we have seen increases in mental health struggles and other negative behaviors and attitudes,” Kemp said. “We cannot continue to sit by and do nothing as young Georgians develop addictions and disorders and suffer at the hands of online antagonists.” However, NetChoice General Counsel Carl Szabo said the law “breaches Georgians’ privacy, endangers security, violates constitutional rights, and creates a one-size-fits all ‘solution’ that erases parents.”