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Poll: 61% Favor Oversight; Industry Sues Age-Verification Laws

8/10/2026

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A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 61% of Americans favor stronger government oversight of social media.
Sixty-six percent support laws requiring age-verification tools to block users under 16.
Eighty-five percent say social media is addictive for children and harms their mental health.
NetChoice, representing Meta, TikTok and Snap, is suing to block state age-verification laws, claiming they breach free-speech rights.

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A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 61% of Americans favor stronger government oversight of social media.
Sixty-six percent support laws requiring age-verification tools to block users under 16.
Eighty-five percent say social media is addictive for children and harms their mental health.
NetChoice, representing Meta, TikTok and Snap, is suing to block state age-verification laws, claiming they breach free-speech rights.