State Education Committee hears bill regarding kids and social media

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It would require social media companies to tighten age verification procedures, among other things.

To verify age, social media companies would be required to keep data about users' identities and activity on the social media platform for at least one year.DENVER — A new bill making its way through the Colorado legislature could change the way kids interact with social media.would require a social media company to verify each potential user’s age and treat a user like a juvenile if that person’s device signals they are a juvenile.

“That’s where it often fails, is that they don’t have that watchdog saying ‘yes, this is actually working,’” said Sileo. “I would prefer they remove the illicit substance language from the bill,” Matthews said. “I think instead of prohibiting content online and kind of trying to hide it, it’s more important that we actually spend the time to properly educate our young ones so that they are prepared to enter the world.”

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