Texasville bans minors on social media. This is what it means

Texas can quickly hand over to the law one of the most restrictive sets of social media rules aimed at minors, including making it illegal for people under the age of 18 to participate in social media.

House Bill 186 Not only will it prohibit minors from creating new social media accounts on services such as Tiktok, Instagram, X, etc., but it will also require age verification for everyone else who creates new accounts. The law requires parents to delete minor social media accounts, and the platform must be removed within 10 days or face fines or lawsuits. Legislators support the bill It says it’s counter Mental health is the harm that social media can cause to teens.

The bill passed the Texas House of Representatives, but still needs to pass the state Senate and get a signature from Gov. Greg Abbott. A similar law was passed in Utah last year. A few months later, he was blocked by a federal judge. Legal battle Florida social media restrictions are also underway.