Maryland
Though there’s no shortage of states vying to completely restrict minors’ use of social media without parental consent there’s also a handful of other states like Maryland taking a slightly more nuanced approach. A recently proposed bill called HB901 would still let minors between the ages of 13-18 freely access social media but would require social media companies to restrict the data collection, profiling, and geolocation services for young users’ accounts. In general, the bills would force social media companies to identify young users and give them high privacy settings by default, something major tech firms like Meta say they are already working towards.
“What we need to do is just make sure they’re actually able to access those positive spaces, that they’re able to realize the benefits as opposed to just saying outright we’re going to put a ban in place that we know, frankly, won’t work,” Maryland Delegate Jared Solomon, said in a recent interview with NBC Washington.
