Utah enacts S.B. 194 social-media minor-protection amendments
Utah S.B. 194 revised the state’s social-media regulation framework for minors, including account protections and enforcement provisions. Governor Spencer Cox signed the bill on 13 March 2024. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation, a driver that strengthens Alternative sources of information index — an improving welfare path.
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Utah S.B. 194 revised the state’s social-media regulation framework for minors, including account protections and enforcement provisions. Governor Spencer Cox signed the bill on 13 March 2024.
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- FactUtah enacts S.B. 194 social-media minor-protection amendments
- strengthensDriverDigital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation
- strengthensIndicators (4)Alternative sources of information index
impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 13 March 2024 · verified
Default protections and limits for minor accounts strengthen child-focused digital regulation, with contested speech trade-offs.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.21 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.52)
Observed
0.62 score from 0 to 1 · 0.23 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.35 score from 0 to 1 to 0.62 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)
Observed
45 Score · 45 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 43.8 Score to 45 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.4)
Above normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.35)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
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This record covers the enacted S.B. 194 text and does not infer a measured effect on young users.
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- FactUtah enacts S.B. 194 social-media minor-protection amendments
- strengthensDriverDigital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation
- strengthensIndicatorAlternative sources of information index
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Factrail. (2026). Utah enacts S.B. 194 social-media minor-protection amendments. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/tech-fact-utah-social-media-age-verification-2024
https://factrail.ai/facts/tech-fact-utah-social-media-age-verification-2024
Accessed 17 October 2026.
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