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LDS Social Media Post Sparks Dialog About Women Empowerment In The Church

LDS Social Media Post Sparks Dialog About Women Empowerment In The Church

(Salt Lake City, UT) — An Instagram post by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sparking a dialog online about women empowerment in the church. The post quoted a sermon by J. Anette Dennis of the Relief Society organization. The post caption quotes Dennis and begins with, […]

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Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Drama continues to build around Utah’s new Social Media Youth laws. A second lawsuit was filed on Tuesday claiming the Utah Social Media Regulation Act is unconstitutional, claiming the age verification requirement is in violation of the law. Congress was trying to push back the […]

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Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah and 42 other states are teaming up to sue Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta. They claim the tech giant is harming youth mental health with “addictive” features like feeds that scroll endlessly and too many notifications. The federal lawsuit filed in California was […]

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Proposed Legislature Sets Rules For Children On Social Media

Proposed Legislature Sets Rules For Children On Social Media

(Salt Lake City, UT) — New legislation being proposed in Salt Lake City would change the way minor children use social media across Utah. The Social Media Regulation Act would require social media platforms to verify if a user is a minor and if so, would then require the child […]

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Utah Launches Ad Blitz On Social Media Harms

Utah Launches Ad Blitz On Social Media Harms

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is launching an ad blitz warning parents about the harms social media platforms can pose to their children. Governor Spencer Cox unveiled the campaign at a new conference at the State Capitol on Thursday. The 30-second commercial features children wearing masks while doomscrolling on […]

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Cox Defends Utah Social Media Laws On “Meet The Press”

Cox Defends Utah Social Media Laws On “Meet The Press”

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is defending the state’s new laws that try to limit kids’ exposure to social media. Governor Cox appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday. Cox said the mental and emotional damage caused by social media is likely to destroy an entire generation of […]

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Utah Gov. Signs Sweeping Social Media Regulation

Utah Gov. Signs Sweeping Social Media Regulation

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a landmark bill that requires parents to give permission for teenagers to get social media accounts. The first-in-the-nation law Cox signed on Thursday also will impose a digital curfew, blocking sites for minors past 10:30 p.m. It will black out […]

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Cox Will Sign Social Media Bill Restricting Minors

Cox Will Sign Social Media Bill Restricting Minors

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox will sign a bill requiring social media companies to verify that users are 18 or older to open an account. Cox told reporters on Thursday he “absolutely” will sign Senate Bill 152 and is willing to face any legal challenges. Under the […]

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Utah Legislature Set To Adjourn Tonight

Utah Legislature Set To Adjourn Tonight

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature will finish its 45-day session today in Salt Lake City. Multiple bills were moved to the governor’s desk yesterday, including a pair of bills that crack down on social media companies. Parental consent will be required for children to be active on […]

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Watered-Down Social Media Bill Passes Utah House

Watered-Down Social Media Bill Passes Utah House

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House is moving a substantially altered bill on social media use by children to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 311 originally would have banned social media use by kids in Utah, but was then altered to allow social media accounts with parental […]

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