FORT MILL, S.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — A bill that would require parental permission for minors to have social media accounts has passed a second reading in the South Carolina State House.
The legislation requires social media sites to take “commercially reasonable” steps to confirm the permission. The language of the bill suggests various ways verification can happen, ranging from forms, to phone call verification, video conferencing, and even having a parent or guardian presenting photo identification that would then be immediately deleted.
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The bill would also:
- Allow parents access to passwords and other account information associated with a minor’s social media presence
- Bar adults from messaging minors on social media, and
- Prevent any targeted advertising to the minor based on the information they provide to the social media site.
The second reading passed Wednesday, 105 to 1.
“I have three young children,” said State Rep. Health Sessions, a Republican from York County who has helped sponsor the legislation. “I don’t want my daughter and my sons talking to people that they don’t know, and I don’t know for that matter.”