welcome
Mashable

Mashable

Technology

Technology

New NC bill would ban minors from social media

Mashable
Summary
Nutrition label

80% Informative

New North Carolina bill would ban children under 14 from social media and age-verify some sites.

The Social Media Protections for Minors Act was introduced last Wednesday and passed its first reading.

It'll now go to a committee for further review.

In North Carolina , the age of consent is 16 ; the Supreme Court heard about age verification laws in January .

VR Score

81

Informative language

78

Neutral language

74

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links