House passes bill banning minors from social media

By Gary Borders-
State Capital Highlights
The House easily approved a measure that would penalize social media companies for allowing under-aged youth to use their platforms, The News reported. The bill, which now goes to the Senate for consideration, would require tech companies to verify a user’s age when creating a social media account.
“Social media companies don’t care about what content they’re feeding you and your children,” sponsor Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, said. “Rather, they want you hooked on their content.”
Users would have to submit government IDs to verify ages, according to the proposal.