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Utah has become the first US state to require social media firms get parental consent for children to use their apps and verify users are at least 18. The move comes amidst heightened concern over the impact of social media on children's mental health. Ari Z Cohn, a free speech lawyer for TechFreedom, said the bill posed "significant free speech problems". "There are so many children who might be in abusive households," he told the BBC, "who might be LGBT, who could be cut-off from social media entirely."
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