America’s social media ban might be closer than you think

Around the world, governments are advancing strict age-verification requirements for social media, and the United States may not be far behind.

A growing combination of international policy shifts and ongoing U.S. litigation against Meta is bringing the prospect of an under-16 social-media ban closer to political and regulatory consideration than ever before.

Newsweek contacted Meta, the California Attorney General’s Office, the New York Attorney General’s Office, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, the Federal Trade Commission, the Australian eSafety Commissioner, Macquarie University, and Western Sydney University for comment via email outside of normal office hours on Monday.

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