Virginia Attorney General to enforce new social media restrictions for minors

CHARLOTTESVILLE,Va.(WVIR)–AttorneyGeneralJayJonesispledgingtousehisofficetoenforceVirginia’ssocialmediarestrictionsonchildrenundertheageof16. TheAGannouncedthisweekthatitwillgoaftersocialmediaplatformsthatarenotincompliancewiththeVirginiaConsumerDataProtectionAct,whichlimitsminors’useofsocialmediatojustonehourperday,unlessaparentchoosestoincreasethetime. “TheAttorneyGeneral’sofficewillcommunicateevidenceofnon-compliancedirectlytocompaniesandprovide30daystoremedytheviolationasrequiredbylaw,”theAG’sreleasereads.“Iftheycontinuetoviolatethelaw,theAttorneyGeneralwillfileenforcementactions,whichcouldresultinupto$7,500incivilpenaltiesforeachviolation,aswellasinjunctiverelieftostopviolatingsocialmediaplatformsfromcontinuingtheconductinviolationofthelaw.” ButNancyDeutsch,aprofessorattheUniversityofVirginiaandaco-directoroftheThrivingYouthinaDigitalAgeinitiative,saysitmaynotbethatsimple,andthatenforce