Jan 20, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS -- Less than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the U.S., the app bounced back and credited President Donald Trump for its triumphant return. But if Senate Bill 11 passes, thousands of Hoosier kids could again encounter the now infamous TikTok message seen by millions of Americans. “TikTok, for example…we’re looking at those types of applications,” State Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) said. If SB 11 becomes law, Hoosier kids under 16 could no longer access sites like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat without their parents’ permission. ”This seems to be a pretty easy thing to do,” State Sen. Mike Bohacek (R-Michiana Shores), the author of SB 11, said. Parents would need to upload personal information like a credit card number or driver’s license to these sites for their kids to use them. The bill passed 10-1 out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but not without some big changes. The bill no longer allows parents of bullied kids to sue a bully’s parents. It also no longer allows parents to sue social media sites that don’t comply with the new law. Instead, concerned parents would need to take their case up with the Indiana Attorney General’s Office. The bill still allows the AG to pursue legal action against social media sites that do not comply. ”A parent says, ‘Hey, look, I’ve got a problem, my kid is on social media, I didn’t approve it’, and then the social media operator won’t disable the account, well, now they’re in violation,” Bohacek said. Social media sites in violation would have 90 days to fix the problem. But several Senate Democrats said they’re concerned the bill could infringe on the constitutional rights of thousands of Hoosiers. ”What I would really not like to see is social media and these entities taking more information, authenticating, you know, anything like that where people are going to have to provide more and more information to prove who they are online,” State Sen. Rodney Pol (D-East Chicago) said. Chris Daley with the ACLU of Indiana said not only is the bill unconstitutional, it’s not enforceable. ”Any youth who wants to, who’s under 16 can just lie about their age, and have access. They could also just use a VPN so that they look like in Illinois that doesn’t have this prohibition," Daley said. The bill will receive a second reading in the Senate Tuesday. The Senate will then need to approve the bill a third time before it makes its way to the Indiana House.
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