Governors Keep Pushing Social Media Laws Despite Legal Setbacks

Proposals to limit how teens use social media are gaining bipartisan traction with governors and state legislators as the tech industry, so far successfully, tries to stave off such regulation through the courts.

Governors in New York, Virginia, and Idaho called for online restrictions this year to address youth mental health, social media addiction, and other concerns. Bills filed in Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri, and elsewhere would impose requirements specific to young users.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in her Tuesday State of the State speech that the Empire State will “tackle the scourge of social media that has ...