COLUMBIA — Days after a bill requiring social media sites to limit certain features for children became law, a company representing major technology companies sued the state, claiming the brand new law is unconstitutional.
Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill, dubbed the Age-Appropriate Code Design Act, into law Feb. 5, following approvals from the House and Senate.
In an effort to protect children from online predators and mental health effects, the law requires social media apps to allow users under the age of 18, or their parents, the ability to turn off certain features, such as messages, comments and the algorithms many sites use to show users posts similar to those they’ve engaged with in the past…