Utah’s Teen Social Media Laws Brace for Suits Seeking to Ax Them

Utah’s new social media laws focusing on minors, now the most restrictive in the US, are all but guaranteed to draw legal challenges, attorneys told Bloomberg Law.

The two measures reflect many state legislatures’ shifting focus toward consumer privacy issues, particularly those regarding children. They are designed to give parents more control over their children’s access to platforms like Instagram and Snapchat and to protect minors from advertising and addictive features. Both Utah laws give the state regulatory enforcement power while also enabling residents to sue companies that violate their rights.

Technology and advertising industry groups have raised concerns that ...