Arkansas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require social media users in The Natural State to verify they’re 18 years old or older to use the platforms. ’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology project sent me a statement that said the Utah bill and many like it around the country would “restrict the ability of teenagers to explore and make up their own minds about everything from gender identity to safe sex to politics without parental knowledge or involvement. They will be much less likely to comment on anything, really, because they understand that their real identities have been linked to their accounts