Social media not for children? Next steps towards bans
Alaska’s new restrictions on social media
House of Representatives State Alaska adopted the project bill HB47. As part of it, serious changes will be introduced restrictions on the use of social media By kids – incl a ban on creation and distributing harmful deepfakes with children.
Originally, the Act focused only on penalization and possession ban and spreading deepfakes of children in context sexual. However, legislators decided to introduce additional bans on the use of social media.
Ultimately, a total one was proposed ban on using social media between 10:30 p.m and 6:30prohibition introducing “addictive” functions in applications, obligation user age verification and requirement for parental consent for the child to join the social media platform.
All Representatives unanimously passed (39 for, 0 against) draft act, although there were voices that since the act has such a wide scope of legal changes, it should be consulted with companies running social media platforms.
The bill must now pass state senate in Alaska and state governor. The actions of Alaska politicians follow many similar bills in other states, starting with Utah.
