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Utah Governor: Instagram Teen Accounts Don’t Go Far Enough

Utah Governor: Instagram Teen Accounts Don’t Go Far Enough

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor doesn’t think Instagram’s new protections for teens go far enough. Governor Spencer Cox says the new Teen Accounts mirror some of the protections for kids that are in Utah’s social media law, but he wants more. Utah’s law that requires all sorts of […]

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Judge Pauses Utah’s Social Media Law

Judge Pauses Utah’s Social Media Law

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A federal judge has put Utah’s social media law for kids on hold. The judge yesterday sided with a group of tech companies who are challenging Utah’s law that would require social media sites to set the maximum number of defaults for social media accounts […]

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LDS Social Media Post Sparks Dialog About Women Empowerment In The Church

LDS Social Media Post Sparks Dialog About Women Empowerment In The Church

(Salt Lake City, UT) — An Instagram post by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sparking a dialog online about women empowerment in the church. The post quoted a sermon by J. Anette Dennis of the Relief Society organization. The post caption quotes Dennis and begins with, […]

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Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Drama continues to build around Utah’s new Social Media Youth laws. A second lawsuit was filed on Tuesday claiming the Utah Social Media Regulation Act is unconstitutional, claiming the age verification requirement is in violation of the law. Congress was trying to push back the […]

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Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah and 42 other states are teaming up to sue Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta. They claim the tech giant is harming youth mental health with “addictive” features like feeds that scroll endlessly and too many notifications. The federal lawsuit filed in California was […]

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Proposed Legislature Sets Rules For Children On Social Media

Proposed Legislature Sets Rules For Children On Social Media

(Salt Lake City, UT) — New legislation being proposed in Salt Lake City would change the way minor children use social media across Utah. The Social Media Regulation Act would require social media platforms to verify if a user is a minor and if so, would then require the child […]

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Utah Launches Ad Blitz On Social Media Harms

Utah Launches Ad Blitz On Social Media Harms

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is launching an ad blitz warning parents about the harms social media platforms can pose to their children. Governor Spencer Cox unveiled the campaign at a new conference at the State Capitol on Thursday. The 30-second commercial features children wearing masks while doomscrolling on […]

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Thousands show up for free Kanye West “service” in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thousands of people showed up to an outdoor shopping center in Utah to see rapper Kanye West perform what he calls a worship service. Saturday’s concert was held right before the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its twice-yearly conference in Salt Lake […]

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Utah launches $2 million suicide prevention campaign

Utah launches $2 million suicide prevention campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders have announced a $2 million suicide prevention campaign to combat a spike in teen suicides throughout the state and encourage residents to prioritize their mental health. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox announced the three-year campaign Monday alongside other lawmakers, representatives from medical providers and […]

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BYU guard Nick Emery announces retirement from basketball

BYU guard Nick Emery announces retirement from basketball

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU guard Nick Emery said Tuesday he is retiring from basketball following a college career that began with high expectations but that ended with him at the center of an NCAA investigation. Emery used social media to announce he is stepping away with a year of […]

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