Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms were muzzled Thursday when Utah became the first U.S. state to sign into law restrictions on social media's access to millions of children.

周四，犹他州成为美国第一个签署法律限制社交媒体接触数百万儿童的州，与此同时，Facebook，Twitter，Instagram和其他社交媒体平台被禁。

"We're no longer willing to let social media companies continue to harm the mental health of our youth," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Twitter.

“我们不愿再让让社交媒体继续伤害年轻人的心理健康。”犹他州州长斯宾塞·考克斯在推特上说。

"It is the first state law in the nation that will prohibit social media services from allowing users under 18 to have accounts without the explicit consent of a parent or guardian," the New York Times said.

“这是美国第一个引入此类法律的州，要求 18 岁以下未成年人获得监护人的同意才能使用社交媒体平台。”纽约时报说。

Cox signed "sweeping legislation" in the state capital Thursday that "aims to limit when and where children can use social media and stop companies from luring kids to the sites," according to the Associated Press.

据美联社报道，考克斯周四在该州首府签署了“全面立法”，“旨在限制儿童使用社交媒体的时间和地点，并禁止广告引诱儿童访问这些网站。”

One clause requires social networks to give Utah parents "access to their children's posts, messages and responses," which experts said would likely be challenged by advocates of the First Amendment.

其中一项条款要求平台给予犹他州父母“访问孩子帖子、信息和回复”的权利，专家们表示，这可能会受到第一修正案倡导者的挑战。

The new laws, slated to take effect on March 1, 2024, will require social media services to block Utah minors from accessing their accounts from local time 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., a setting that only a parent or guardian will be able to change.

该法规将于2024年3月1日生效，届时将禁止儿童在 22：30 至 06：30 之间访问其社交账号，除非父母亲自调整。

The Utah Legislature passed the measures earlier this month, despite opposition from tech industry groups and civil liberties experts, according to the Times.

犹他州议会本月早些时候通过了这些措施，尽管科技行业团体和公民自由专家表示反对。