In the future, when teenagers want to sign up for an account on Facebook or Instagram, they may first need to ask their parent or guardian to give their consent to the social media companies.
That, at least, is the vision emerging from a growing number of states introducing - and in some cases passing - legislation intended to protect kids online.
Jason Kelley, associate director of digital strategy for nonprofit digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, told CNN he worries about government interference where "the state is telling families how to raise their children" and said it could "trample on the rights of every resident." Albert Fox Cahn, founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and a fellow at the NYU School of Law, said the bills are problematic because users in these states will no longer remain anonymous, which could lead to fewer people of all ages expressing themselves and seeking information online.
"Keeping them off online communities until, in some cases, when they're finishing their first year of college - but can still have jobs or drive - is backward, if they can't even have an Instagram or a Discord account where their mom isn't reading every message." "Not all parents are passionate, kind and supportive of their kids, and even the ones who are don't have the capacity or time to deal with the 24/7 nature of social media," said Heitner. "It's an unfair burden."Given that the bills are unprecedented, it's unclear how exactly social media companies will adapt and enforce it.
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