West Virginia has tightened online safety rules. Now comes the hard part.

By: Stan Gottfredson

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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West Virginia has already taken action to protect minors online. The harder question is whether the protections now on the books match the problems families are actually trying to solve.

For parents, online safety is not only about what children can access. It is also about what happens after they open an app: the notifications that pull them back, recommendation systems that determine what they see next, and endless feeds designed to keep …

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