New Georgia law will restrict access to social media for minors under 16

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has signed a bill into law that aims to restrict any person under the age of 16’s social media usage.

The Georgia bill will require those under 16 to obtain parental consent before they can access social media companies’ services. The platforms will decide how they obtain parental consent.

The Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act will require the Georgia Department of Education and local boards to “adopt policies on social media, cyberbullying, and internet usage.”

“We cannot continue to sit by and do nothing as young Georgians develop addictions and disorder and suffer at the hands of online antagonists,” Kemp said when he signed the bill on Tuesday. Kemp added that the primary aim of the bill is to

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