A committee of Nebraska lawmakers signaled support Thursday for a proposed law that would bar children younger than 18 from joining social media apps without parental consent — the most aggressive of Republican Gov. Jim Pillen's policy proposals meant to shield youth from the harmful effects that social media can have.

At a public hearing Thursday afternoon, key members of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee were openly skeptical of and, at times, outright combative with tech company lobbyists who urged lawmakers to oppose the legislation.

Introduced at Pillen's request by Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman, the bill (LB383) would require social media companies doing business in Nebraska to use "reasonable age verification" methods to ensure anyone signing up for an account on the platform is at least 18 years old or has the express consent of a parent, whose age companies would also have to verify under the proposed law.

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