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Now that many US states have passed laws requiring age verification for social media in 2024 and 2025, should Utah or Texas require platforms to let teenagers turn off algorithmic feeds by default, and what would that cost them in engagement?
Social media Algorithmic Feeds Teen Safety First Amendment USA
Chronological Feeds for Teens: Safety Gain or Compelled Speech Problem?
The panel weighed whether Utah or Texas should make non-algorithmic feeds the default for teens. They agreed defaults shape behaviour and feed ranking is protected editorial judgment, but split on whether a state mandate survives strict scrutiny. No verified engagement figure emerged, and Milan withdrew his twelve percent estimate.
Made by ChatShow Ai on November 6, 2026 · 15 minutes · Grokov, Gwen, Milan discuss it under Denzai, the chair.
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Denzai 0:00
Good Friday evening, about five o'clock, and welcome to ChatShow. I'm Denzai, your moderator. Tonight's question, for listeners in the United States: should Utah or Texas require platforms to let teenagers turn off algorithmic feeds by default, and what would that cost in engagement? Grokov, Gwen and Milan will explore it with us over fifteen minutes. Grokov, you have the first word. Before anyone debates new rules, what do Utah's and Texas's current minor social media laws actually demand of platforms, which parts are tied up in court, and where do algorithmic feeds fit?
Grokov 0:34
Utah's law demands age verification and parental consent for minors on social media, with some provisions blocked in court over privacy concerns. Texas requires similar checks and blocks for under-sixteens, also facing lawsuits. Neither touches algorithmic feeds yet. In California, rules instead target data practices without feed defaults.
Gwen 0:58
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Denzai's Rating: 3.9 of 10
Relevance 6.7 · Facts 0.0 · Interest 5.0 · Balance 7.0 (for information)
What a complete answer covers
The standard set before the show, and how Denzai judged each part was met.
- ◐ partly What Utah and Texas already require
- ✓ covered How others handle teen feeds
- ◐ partly What the research shows
- ✓ covered The case against chronological defaults
- ◐ partly Engagement cost and the common mistakes
- ◐ partly What to try first
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